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| n. (communication) | 1. petition, postulation, request | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| ~ application | a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" |
| ~ ingathering, solicitation, collection, appeal | request for a sum of money.; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| n. (communication) | 2. asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ notice, notification | a request for payment.; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" |
| ~ indirect request, wish | an expression of some desire or inclination.; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" |
| ~ invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something.; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away" |
| ~ appeal, entreaty, prayer | earnest or urgent request.; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" |
| ~ orison, petition, prayer | reverent petition to a deity. |
| ~ call | a request.; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" |
| ~ billing, charge | request for payment of a debt.; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" |
| ~ trick or treat | a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse. |
| ~ inquiring, questioning | a request for information. |
| ~ order | a request for something to be made, supplied, or served.; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle" |
| ~ callback, recall | a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair). |
| v. (communication) | 3. bespeak, call for, quest, request | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| ~ ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody.; "She asked him for a loan" |
| ~ encore | request an encore, from a performer. |
| ~ petition | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing. |
| ~ demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| ~ appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
| ~ supplicate | ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer.; "supplicate God's blessing" |
| ~ apply | ask (for something).; "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
| ~ solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" |
| ~ reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ challenge | ask for identification.; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" |
| ~ beg off, excuse | ask for permission to be released from an engagement. |
| ~ demand | ask to be informed of.; "I demand an explanation" |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| ~ desire | express a desire for. |
| ~ beg | ask to obtain free.; "beg money and food" |
| ~ arrogate, lay claim, claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| ~ ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| ~ call | call a meeting; invite or command to meet.; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" |
| ~ ask out, invite out, take out | make a date.; "Has he asked you out yet?" |
| ~ book, reserve, hold | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" |
| v. (communication) | 4. request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| ~ order, enjoin, tell, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
| ~ ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody.; "She asked him for a loan" |
| ~ call | order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role.; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty" |
| ~ invite, bid | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. |
| ~ declare oneself, pop the question, propose, offer | ask (someone) to marry you.; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" |
| v. (communication) | 5. request | inquire for (information).; "I requested information from the secretary" |
| ~ wonder, inquire, enquire | have a wish or desire to know something.; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| ~ seek | inquire for.; "seek directions from a local" |
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