Definitions
An act of asking for something; also to ask.
Word origin
From Middle English request, from Old French requeste (French requête), from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, feminine of requīsītus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requīrō (“require, ask”), composed of re- + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Compare to French requérir.
Used in a sentence
“The corporal requested reinforcements.”
“I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.”
“Copies of records of Spear's long-distance telephone calls (which had been requested by Norfolk County police from the telephone company)”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ask for something”7 letters
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