# request

Pronunciation: say "ri-KWEST" /ɹɪˈkwɛst/

## Verb

1. To ask, politely or formally, for something or for someone to do something.
   - Simple: To ask for something, or ask someone to do something, in a polite or formal way.
   - _Guests may request extra towels at the front desk._
   - _He requested a copy of the report from the archive._

## Noun

2. The act or instance of asking for something.
   - Simple: The act of asking for something.
   - _The documents were released at the lawyer's request._
   - _Refreshments will be provided on request during the event._
3. A formal message in which someone asks for something.
   - Simple: A formal message that asks for something.
   - _The agency received a formal request for the documents._
   - _Her request for funding was approved by the board._
4. A message sent across a network to a server, typically asking it to return data or perform an action.
   - Simple: A message a computer sends to a server to ask for something.
   - _The browser sends a request to the server each time you open a page._
   - _The server logged thousands of requests during the outage._
6. A song or other piece of music that a listener asks to have played, whether by a band, a DJ, or a radio station.
   - Simple: A song someone asks a DJ, a band, or a radio station to play for them.
   - _Our next request goes out to Maria, who called in from her car._
   - _The pianist in the hotel bar happily takes requests from guests._
7. The condition of being in demand or sought after.
   - Simple: The state of being wanted by many people.

## Noun

5. The thing that is asked for or sought, as opposed to the act of asking. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The thing that someone has asked for.

## Origin

This word came through Middle English from Old French 'requeste' (modern French 'requête'), from Vulgar Latin '*requaesita' and Latin 'requīsīta', the past participle of 'requīrō' ('to require, ask'). That verb combines 're-' with 'quaerō' ('I seek'), which is of uncertain origin but possibly traces back to Proto-Indo-European '*kʷeh₂-' ('to acquire').

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