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REQUESTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does requested mean? 

REQUESTED (adjective)
  The adjective REQUESTED has 1 sense:

1. asked forplay

  Familiarity information: REQUESTED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REQUESTED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Asked for

Context example:

the requested aid is forthcoming

Antonym:

unrequested (not requested)


 Context examples 


I told her that I had seen him, and that he had requested me to tell her what I have already written in its place in these sheets.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

At supper I requested the hunters to lower their voices, so she was not disturbed; and it was not till next morning that she made her appearance.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Up to 5 years of support may be requested.

(Cancer Center Support Grant Application, NCI Thesaurus)

I requested him to shut the door and sit down: I had some questions to ask him.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The return of a booklet is or was not requested.

(Booklet Return Not Requested, NCI Thesaurus)

I requested his advice concerning the books I ought to procure.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

“It is not cold which makes me shiver,” said the woman in a low voice, changing her seat as requested.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If at the convened IRB meeting the study is approved subject to modifications, the date of IRB approval is the date when the requested changes are verified.

(Institutional Review Board Approval Date, NCI Thesaurus)

Enter requested information onto a form.

(Fill Out Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A United States organization of distinguished scientists and engineers established for the purpose of investigating and reporting upon any subject of art or science as requested by any department of government.

(National Academy of Science, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)



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