Request Definition
Condition of being sought after.
- In response to an expressed desire:
We are offering these scarves for sale again by request.
- In great demand:
a pianist in great request.
- When asked for:
References are available on request.
- in response to a request
Other Word Forms of Request
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Request
- by request
- in request
- on
- by request
Origin of Request
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From Middle English requeste the act of requesting from Old French from Vulgar Latin (rēs) requaesita (thing) requested from alteration of Latin requīsīta feminine past participle of requīrere to ask for require
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French requeste (French: requête), from Vulgar Latin *requæsita, from Latin requisita, feminine of requisitus (“requested, demanded"), past participle of requÄ«rō (“require, ask").
From Wiktionary
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