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Request

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Request
Request Re*quest" (r[-e]*kw[hand]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. [1913 Webster]

I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is asked for or requested. ``He gave them their request.'' --Ps. cvi. 15. [1913 Webster]

I will both hear and grant you your requests. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand. [1913 Webster]

Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]

{Court of Requests}. (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called {Court of Consience}, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; entreaty; suit. [1913 Webster]


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  • request — 1. noun 1) просьба; требование; at/by request по просьбе; to makea request обратиться с просьбой [ср. тж. request 2) ] 2) запрос; заявка; tomake a request сделать заявку [ср. тж. request 1) ] 3) comm. спрос; in greatrequest в большом спросе,… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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  • request — requester, n. /ri kwest /, n. 1. the act of asking for something to be given or done, esp. as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left. 2. an instance of this: There have been many requests for the product. 3. a… …   Universalium

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Фильмы

  • The Letter Found Its Addressee., 1967 — Annotation: The film is made upon the request of the State Committee for Cultural Relationship with Foreign Countries. About the destiny of the letters sent to incorrect addresses, about the need to…
  • Lenin. Pages Of The Biography., 1969 — Annotation: On request of the Union of Soviet Friendship Societies. The film tells about the most significant stages of life and work of Lenin
  • The Russian Orthodox Church in the USSR., 1978 — Annotation: The film is made upon request of the State Committee of the USSR Council of Ministers for Television and Radio Broadcasting. About thr modern life of the Russian Orthodox Church, about…