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noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Types & categories
- subject matter hypernym
- application hyponym
- ingathering hyponym
- demand hyponym
Related & opposite
- request derivation
- petition derivation
- petitionary derivation
Sense 2 verb
express the need or desire for; ask for
She requested an extra bed in her room
Types & categories
- communicate hypernym
- order hyponym
- ask hyponym
- encore hyponym
- petition hyponym
- demand hyponym
- appeal hyponym
- supplicate hyponym
- apply hyponym
- solicit hyponym
- reserve hyponym
- challenge hyponym
- beg off hyponym
- demand hyponym
- claim hyponym
- call for hyponym
- ask in hyponym
- desire hyponym
- beg hyponym
- arrogate hyponym
- ask over hyponym
- call hyponym
- ask out hyponym
- book hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the verbal act of requesting
Types & categories
- speech act hypernym
- notification hyponym
- indirect request hyponym
- invitation hyponym
- appeal hyponym
- orison hyponym
- call hyponym
- billing hyponym
- trick or treat hyponym
- questioning hyponym
- order hyponym
- recall hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
ask (a person) to do something
She asked him to be here at noon
Types & categories
- ask hypernym
- order hyponym
- call hyponym
- invite hyponym
- declare oneself hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
inquire for (information)
I requested information from the secretary
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- asking derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | request |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | petition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | petitionary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | subject matter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | application |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ingathering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | demand |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | asking |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | call for |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | order |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | encore |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | petition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | demand |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | appeal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | supplicate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | apply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | solicit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reserve |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | beg off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | demand |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | call for |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask in |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | desire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | beg |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | arrogate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask over |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | book |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | request |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | request |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | request |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | notification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | indirect request |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | invitation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | appeal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | orison |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | billing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trick or treat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | questioning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | order |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | recall |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | request |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | asking |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ask |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | order |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | invite |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | declare oneself |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | asking |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | wonder |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | seek |