request
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(verb) express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room" |
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Synonyms: bespeak, call for, quest |
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Related Words: appeal, apply, arrogate, ask, ask in, ask out, ask over, ask round, beg, beg off, call, call for, challenge, claim, communicate, demand, desire, encore, excuse, invite, invite out, lay claim, order, pass, pass on, petition, put across, reserve, solicit, take out, tap |
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(verb) ask (a person) to do something: "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
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Related Words: ask, bid, call, enjoin, invite, offer, order, pop the question, propose, propose marriage, say, tell |
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(verb) inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary" |
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Related Words: inquire, seek, wonder |
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(noun) a formal message requesting something submitted to an authority |
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Synonyms: petition |
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Related Words: appeal, application, collection, content, demand, ingathering, message, solicitation, subject matter, substance |
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(noun) the verbal act of requesting |
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Synonyms: asking |
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Related Words: appeal, billing, call, charge, communion, entreaty, indirect request, inquiring, invitation, notice, notification, orison, petition, prayer, questioning, speech act, trick or treat, wish |
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