request

re|quest1 [ rı`kwest ] noun count ***

1. ) an act of asking for something in a polite or formal way:

request for: Requests for visas will be dealt with within 48 hours.

refuse/reject a request: Three banks have already refused his request for a loan.

grant a request (=give someone what they ask for): A formal request to meet with the ambassador has been granted.

make a request: She had made a request for the names of the previous owners.

a ) any requests? used for asking someone if they want anything:

I'm off to the supermarket any requests?

b ) at someone's request/at the request of someone used for saying that something will be done because someone has asked for it:

No photographs of the girl were printed, at the request of her family.

c ) on request used for saying that something will be done if someone asks for it:

Catalogs are available on request.

2. ) a piece of music that you ask a musician or a DJ to play:

He spent the entire evening at the piano playing requests.

request

re|quest 2 [ rı`kwest ] verb transitive **

1. ) to ask for something, or ask someone to do something, in a polite or formal way:

The pilot requested permission to land.

request that: We specifically requested that you should be informed.

request someone to do something: We intend to request the police to press charges against him.

Visitors are requested to register at the front desk.

2. ) to ask a musician or DJ to play a piece of music

request the pleasure of someone's company FORMAL

to invite someone formally to something:

The captain requests the pleasure of your company at dinner tonight.