At his mother's request, Tom stopped playing the saxophone.
•At the request of the police officer, Bill pulled his car over to the side of the road.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
at someone's request — … Useful english dictionary
request — re|quest1 [ rı kwest ] noun count *** 1. ) an act of asking for something in a polite or formal way: request for: Requests for visas will be dealt with within 48 hours. refuse/reject a request: Three banks have already refused his request for a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
request — I UK [rɪˈkwest] / US noun [countable] Word forms request : singular request plural requests *** 1) an act of asking for something in a polite or formal way request for: Requests for visas will be dealt with immediately. refuse/reject a request:… … English dictionary
request — [[t]rɪkwe̱st[/t]] ♦♦ requests, requesting, requested 1) VERB If you request something, you ask for it politely or formally. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Dennis said he had requested access to a telephone... [V that] She had requested that the door to her… … English dictionary
request the pleasure of someone's company — request the pleasure of someone’s company formal phrase to invite someone formally to something The captain requests the pleasure of your company at dinner tonight. Thesaurus: to make a requestsynonym entertaining guestshyponym to ask a question… … Useful english dictionary
request — ► NOUN 1) an act of asking politely or formally for something. 2) a thing that is asked for in such a way. ► VERB 1) politely or formally ask for. 2) politely or formally ask (someone) to do something. DERIVATIVES requester noun … English terms dictionary
request — 1 /rI kwest/ noun 1 (C) a polite or formal demand for something (+ for): They have made an urgent request for international aid. | request that: He ignored the neighbours requests that he should make less noise. | at sb s request (=because they… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
request — re|quest1 W2S2 [rıˈkwest] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: requeste, from Vulgar Latin, from requaerere; REQUIRE] 1.) a polite or formal demand for something request for ▪ They have made an urgent request for international aid. request… … Dictionary of contemporary English
request — 01. I put in a [request] to my boss for a raise, but he hasn t answered me yet. 02. Visitors are [requested] to remove their hat and shoes at the entrance to the mosque. 03. My daughter phoned the radio station to make a [request] last night, but … Grammatical examples in English
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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