Requests

Part of speech: noun, verb

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwɛsts/

Definitions

1. A formal expression of a desire or need for something is made
2. A demand or appeal is made for a particular action or item
3. An act of asking for assistance or a service is communicated

Etymology: The word "requests" is simply the third-person singular present form of "request," so the history belongs to the verb. Its ancestry runs back to Latin "requīrere," meaning "to require, ask," built from "re-" and "quaerere," "to seek." The Latin past participle "requīsītus," meaning "requested, demanded," passed into Vulgar Latin as "*requaesita," then into Old French as "requeste," and entered Middle English as "request." Notice how the Latin root "quaerere" also gave English "quest" and "question," both of which share the idea of seeking. A request, then, is at heart an act of searching out something from someone else. The Latin core is clear, though the ultimate origin of "quaerere" itself remains uncertain, with a possible link to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to acquire."

Synonyms: inquiries, appeals, petitions, demands, solicitations

Antonyms: refusals, denials