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request

/ɹɪkˈwest/rih-KWEST
/ɹɪkˈwɛst/rih-KWEST

Meaninga thing asked for

Common meaning: a polite asking

Journey through time

  1. Latinrequisitasource
  2. Old Frenchrequeste‘a request’source
  3. Middle Englishreguestesource
  4. Englishrequest‘a polite asking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin requisita ‘a thing asked for’.

Roots

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