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request

Pronunciation: /rɛˈkwɛst(ə)/

“request” is a Middle English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A request or petition; a pleading or asking.
  2. What is requested or petitioned for; something that is sought-after.
  3. An adventure or heroic journey.

Etymology

From Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin *requaesita; equivalent to re- + quest.

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