English > request: 5 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting. |
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| Synonym | asking |
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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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| Verbs | request | express the need or desire for |
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| request | ask (a person) to do something |
| request | inquire for (information) |
English > request: 5 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Express the need or desire for; ask for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "She requested an extra bed in her room" |
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| Synonyms | ask for, bespeak, call for, quest |
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| Narrower | appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody) |
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| apply | ask (for something) |
| ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody |
| ask out, ask, invite out, take out | make a date |
| beg | ask to obtain free |
| call | Call a meeting |
| challenge | ask for identification |
| claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim / claim to, as of debts, for example |
| claim, lay claim, arrogate | demand as being one's due or property |
| demand | request urgently and forcefully |
| demand | ask to be informed of |
| desire | Express a desire for |
| encore | request an encore, from a performer |
| excuse, beg off | ask for permission to be released from an engagement |
| invite, call for | request the participation or presence of |
| invite, ask in | ask to enter |
| invite, ask over, ask round | invite someone to one's house |
| order | make a request for something |
| petition | Write a petition for something to somebody |
| reserve | Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance |
| reserve, hold, book | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation / solicitation or entreaty for something |
| supplicate | ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer |
| Broader | communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across | transmit information |
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| Similar to | invite, call for | request the participation or presence of |
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| Spanish | pedir, rogar, solicitar |
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| Catalan | demanar, sol·licitar |
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| Nouns | request | the verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
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English > request: 5 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | ask (a person) to do something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They request to move; They request him to write the letter |
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| Example | "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
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| Narrower | call | Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role |
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| invite, bid | ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
| order, tell, enjoin, say | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority |
| propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question | ask (someone) to marry you |
| Broader | ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody |
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| Spanish | pedir, rogar |
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| Catalan | demanar |
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| Nouns | request | the verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
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| request | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
