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# request

«request» in Mova's school dictionary: **the act of asking politely or formally for something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a request, requests); verb (request, requests, requested, requesting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A request is the act of asking politely or formally for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#m1)

2) A request is also the thing you asked for («Play my request!»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#m2)

3) To request means to ask for something politely or officially. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school and everyday life pupils make polite requests using «please», «could I…?», «may I…?»; requests are a key part of good manners and of writing formal letters. In computers a «friend request» asks to connect online; children learn not to accept requests from strangers. Phrases: «on request», «at someone's request», «make a request», «friend request».

### examples

- Can I make a request? Could we have the window open? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x1)
- The DJ played my request at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x2)
- Visitors are requested to sign in at the office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x3)
- At my request, Dad read the story again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x4)
- Do not accept friend requests from people you don't know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x5)
- The menu is available in large print on request. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x6)
- The teacher requested quiet during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x7)
- A polite request starts with «please» or «could you». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x8)
- To this request the king consented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/#x9)

### note

Verb is followed directly by the thing: «request help», not «request for help» (but the noun is «a request for help»). More formal than «ask». Stress on the second syllable: ri-KWEST.

### In the corpora

- [Companies set safety rules for what their bots should not do, so a bot may politely refuse a request.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/10/)
- [Saying please turns an order into a polite request.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/51-manners-and-kindness/7/)
- [Only accept friend requests from people you know in real life, because strangers can pretend to be anyone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see/17/)
- [A calm, polite request with good reasons is more likely to be listened to than nagging or sneaking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/35/)
- [A calm, honest request with good reasons is more likely to win more time than shouting or sulking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/421-screen-time-rules-and-arguments/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «request» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/request/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.