| Main Entry: | request |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | question or petition |
Synonyms: |
appeal, application, asking, begging, call, commercial, demand, desire, entreaty, inquiry, invitation, offer, prayer, recourse, requisition, solicitation, suit, supplication |
| Notes: | behest is a stronger term than request |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | request |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for |
Synonyms: |
appeal, apply, beg, beseech, bespeak, call for, demand, desire, entreat, hit, hit up for, hold out for, hustle*, inquire, petition, pray, promote, put in for, requisition, seek, solicit, sponge, sue, supplicate, touch |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
Synonyms: |
angle, appeal, apply, beg, beseech, bite*, bum*, call for, charge, claim, command, contend for, crave, demand, entreat, file for, hit*, hustle*, implore, impose, knock*, levy, mooch, order, petition, plead, pray, promote*, request, requisition, seek, solicit, sue, supplicate, touch*, urge |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, tell |
| Main Entry: | behest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order; personal decree |
Synonyms: |
bidding, charge, command, commandment, demand, dictate, direction, expressed desire, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, prompting, request, solicitation, wish, word |
| Notes: | behest is a stronger term than request |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offering of money or services |
Synonyms: |
advance, amount, declaration, feeler, hit, invitation, offer, pass, price, proffer, proposal, proposition, request, submission, suggestion, sum, summons, tender |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for; command |
Synonyms: |
call, charge, demand, desire, direct, enjoin, instruct, invite, make a pass at, make a pitch, make a play for, order, proposition, request, require, solicit, summon, tell, warn |
| Main Entry: | bidding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command |
Synonyms: |
behest, call, charge, demand, dictate, direction, injunction, instruction, invitation, mandate, order, request, summons, word |
Antonyms: |
answer |
| Main Entry: | bidding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offering of money, services |
Synonyms: |
advance, auction, invitation, offer, proffering, proposal, proposition, request, submission, suggestion, tender |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demand, announcement |
Synonyms: |
appeal, bidding, command, invitation, notice, order, plea, proposal, request, solicitation, subpoena, summons, supplication, visit |