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Noun request has 2 senses

request, petition, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
--₁ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₁ has particulars:
application; solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering; demand

Derived form: verb request₂
request, asking - the verbal act of requesting
--₂ is a kind of speech act
--₂ has particulars:
notification, notice; wish, indirect request; invitation; entreaty, prayer, appeal; prayer, petition, orison; call; charge, billing; trick or treat; questioning, inquiring; order; recall, callback

Derived forms: verb request₃, verb request₂, verb request₁

Verb request has 3 senses

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"
--₁ is one way to communicate, pass on, pass, put across

Derived form: noun request₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
--₂ is one way to ask

Derived forms: noun request₁, noun request₂
Sample sentences:
They request to move
They request him to write the letter
request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
--₃ is one way to wonder, inquire, enquire

Derived form: noun request₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody