Nouns (13)
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Request
n. [the act of asking for something to be given or done]
request, asking
n. the verbal act of requesting
request, petition, postulation
n. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
retrieval, request, information retrieval, IR, text retrieval, document retrieval, document retrieval system
n. the system allowing requesting and obtaining information by means of a computer
Verbs (1)
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request
v. inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
Adverbs (0)
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Adjectives (0)
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Fuzzynyms (45)
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question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation
n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
invocation, supplication
n. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
supplication, plea
n. a humble request for help from someone in authority
behest
n. an authoritative command or request
claim, take, exact
v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
ask, require, expect
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
appeal, invoke
v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
petition
v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
solicit
v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
summon
v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
bid
v. make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
beg, implore, pray
v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
charge
v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
demand
v. ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
demand
v. summon to court
litigate
v. engage in legal proceedings
supplicate
v. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"
plead
v. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
commission
v. charge with a task
requisition
v. demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
desire
v. express a desire for
importune, insist
v. beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
Synonyms (2)
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invite, call for
v. request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Antonyms (3)
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refusal
n. the act of refusing
compel
v. necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
pay
v. bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
request
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