REQUEST


Meaning of REQUEST in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ special

▪ legitimate , reasonable

▪ unreasonable

▪ formal , official

▪ polite

▪ direct

I could not deny a direct ~ like that.

▪ simple

▪ odd , strange , unusual

▪ initial , original

I made my initial ~ for material in February.

▪ final , last

Her last ~ before she died was that she be buried at sea.

▪ numerous , repeated

▪ urgent

▪ explicit , particular , specific

▪ email , written

I got a couple of email ~s for it.

▪ interview

He has refused all interview ~s.

▪ budget , funding (both esp. AmE )

the State Department budget ~

▪ extradition

an extradition ~ by the US

VERB + REQUEST

▪ make , put in , send , submit

I've put in a ~ for a room with a view of the sea.

▪ get , have , receive

We have had repeated ~s for a pedestrian crossing near the school.

▪ consider , review

The judge will now consider this ~ from the plaintiffs.

▪ accept , agree to , grant

▪ accommodate , comply with , fulfil/fulfill ( esp. AmE ), honour/honor , meet

His ~ was always met with the same answer.

▪ approve

The Commission approved a ~ for $700 000 in tax refunds.

▪ answer , respond to

▪ deal with , handle

▪ ignore

▪ decline , deny , refuse , reject , turn down

▪ repeat

PREPOSITION

▪ at sb's ~

The book was withdrawn at the author's ~.

The play was written by Agatha Christie at the ~ of Queen Mary.

▪ by ~

The writer's name was withheld by ~ ( = because the writer had asked for this to be done ).

▪ on ~ , upon ~

Additional copies will be made available on ~.

▪ ~ for

The helpline was inundated with ~s for information on the crash.

PHRASES

▪ available on ~ , available upon ~

A detailed list of our publications is available on ~.

▪ by popular ~ ( esp. BrE ) (usually by popular demand )

The movie is being shown again by popular ~.

▪ a number of ~s

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ explicitly , specifically

▪ formally , officially

▪ politely

▪ simply

She had left him a message, simply ~ing that he call her back.

▪ reasonably ( law , esp. BrE )

Auditors will be required to provide any information reasonably ~ed by the bank.

▪ urgently

▪ repeatedly

PREPOSITION

▪ from

We have ~ed some information from the company.

Request is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ email , ↑ petition

Request is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ anonymity , ↑ assistance , ↑ asylum , ↑ audience , ↑ authorization , ↑ autopsy , ↑ balance , ↑ catalogue , ↑ clarification , ↑ clearance , ↑ copy , ↑ exemption , ↑ extension , ↑ extradition , ↑ funding , ↑ hearing , ↑ help , ↑ indulgence , ↑ information , ↑ interview , ↑ leave , ↑ loan , ↑ meeting , ↑ permission , ↑ permit , ↑ postponement , ↑ presence , ↑ recognition , ↑ refund , ↑ reinforcement , ↑ report , ↑ return

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