request
noun
uk
/rɪˈkwest/ us
/rɪˈkwest/B1 [ C or U ]
They received hundreds of requests for more information.
An application form will be sent to you on request (= if you ask).
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- requestHer request for information was denied.
- applicationHis application for bail was granted.
- appealThe leader made an appeal for unity.
- callWith calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
- demandWe will never give in to terrorists’ demands.
- adjuration
- appellate
- apply for something
- apply to
- appreciate
- ask a lot
- besiege
- car wash
- cry
- entreat
- entreaty
- imploringly
- importunately
- importunity
- invite
- invocation
- leech
- push
- scrounge
- ticket
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Grammar
B1
[ + that ] We requested that the next meeting be held on a Friday.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] Visitors are requested not to walk on the grass.
I requested a taxi for eight o'clock.
- ask forI asked the waiter for another glass.
- requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
- apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension.
- demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes.
- appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm.
- call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.
- Additionally , we request a deposit of $200 in advance.
- Passengers are requested to check in two hours before the flight.
- Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by twelve noon.
- One regular customer always requests a plate of chips with his sandwich.
- The couple have requested a special dispensation from the Church to allow them to marry.