requestsOverview of noun request1. request, petition, postulation -- (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority) 2. request, asking -- (the verbal act of requesting) Overview of verb request 1. request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service") 2. request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript") 3. request -- (inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |