request
nounEtymology From Middle English request, from Old French requeste (French requête), from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, feminine of requīsītus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requīrō (“require, ask”), composed of re- + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Compare to French requérir.
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
- I will marry her, sir, at your request.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.1839, The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports:
A formal message requesting something.
Condition of being sought after.
- I do not doubt, but many Great and more Noble Uſes would have been made of ſuch Conqueſts or Diſcoveries, if they had fallen to the ſhare of the Greeks and Romans in thoſe Ages, when Knowledge and Fame were in as great Requeſt, as endleſs Gains and Wealth are among us now; [...]1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […], London: […] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, […], →OCLC, page 49:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences A message sent over a network to a server.
- The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
Obsolete That which is asked for or requested.
- He gave them their request.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 106:15:
- Derived terms
- discovery request, merge request, multirequest, pull request, request for admission, request for comments, request for production, request for quotation, requestman, subrequest
- Related terms
- require, requirement, requisite, Wiktionary:Requested entries:English