Antonyms for request


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-kwest
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwɛst


Definition of request

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French requeste (Modern French requête) "a request," from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requisita "a thing asked for," fem. of requisitus "requested, demanded," from past participle stem of requirere (see require).
  • noun question or petition
  • verb ask for
Example sentences :
  • The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • This request he intended to refuse, and enjoyed in advance the humiliation of young Rushton.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was for them to consider how far they were justified in complying with his request.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He scowled upon me with a natural hate, and refused to comply with my request.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • On his return he addressed, by their request, the people gathered to receive him.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Hester was greatly delighted with his ready compliance with her request.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The final volume, by her own request, she received in print.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • Upon this Severus at the request of Galerius marched upon Rome.
  • Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
  • Two reasons had prompted Wilson to request to have Sidney in the operating-room.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • As a matter of fact, he was watching the boy closely, at Max Wilson's request.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for request

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