requesting

Putting in for

Requesting is asking for something, typically in a formal or polite manner.

The word implies a degree of courtesy or protocol that simple asking doesn't: She's requesting a transfer to another department, The form is for requesting time off.

In computing, requesting describes when a system asks a server for data or resources.

asking

petition

Formal written appeal

proposal · inquiry · demand · entreaty · plea · submission · query · bid · overture · invitation

tone

politely

With good manners

humbly · repeatedly · officially · kindly · earnestly · insistently · diplomatically · graciously · persistently · tactfully

seeking

assistance

Support or aid given

feedback · permission · approval · access · support · guidance · funding · resources · documents · records

Categories
Opposites
communication direction

requestinganswering

Providing a response

responding · replying · providing · supplying · giving

outcome/response

requestingrejecting

Refusing to accept

refusing · denying · declining · dismissing · ignoring

assertiveness/force

requestingdemanding

Requiring great effort

commanding · ordering · requiring · compelling · insisting

Family

request, requested, requests, requisition, requester, unrequested, requesters, requestor

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G