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Definition of Request

Request

  1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
  2. That which is asked for or requested.
  3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
  4. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
  5. To address with a request; to ask.

Request Quotations

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.
Saint Augustine

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
Henry A. Kissinger

An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information.
Bo Bennett

It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a way of communicating, like a picture board, where they can point to a glass of milk, or a jacket if they're cold, or the bathroom. If they want something, then they need to learn to request that thing.
Temple Grandin

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
Lord Chesterfield
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Request Translations

request in Afrikaans is versoek, vra
request in Dutch is vragen, aanvragen, inroepen, verzoeken
request in German is abfragen, Abfrage, ersuchen, anfordern, Gesuch
request in Latin is prex precis, postulatio, posco, peto
request in Portuguese is rogar, pedido

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