Dictionary entry

Request (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Re‐quest″ (r?–kw?st″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Requested; p. pr. & vb. n.Requesting.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requêter.] 1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.

2. To address with a request; to ask.

I request you

To give my poor host freedom. Shak.

Syn. — To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg.