English > asking: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting. |
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| Synonym | request |
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| Narrower | call | A request |
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| charge, billing | request for payment of a debt |
| entreaty, prayer, appeal | earnest or urgent request |
| invitation | A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| notification, notice | A request for payment |
| order | A request for something to be made, supplied, or served |
| prayer, petition, orison | reverent petition to a deity |
| questioning, inquiring | A request for information |
| recall, callback | A request by the manufacturer / manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) |
| trick or treat | A request by children on Halloween |
| wish, indirect request | An expression of some desire or inclination |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
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| Spanish | instancia, pedido, petición, solicitud |
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| Catalan | instància, petició, sol·licitud |
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