αίτηση — meaning in English

English meaning

• application noun A formal request for something, such as a job, place at university, or a document.
• form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
• petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
• request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

αίτηση is used for these senses in English:

• application A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
• form A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
• petition A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance. [from early 15th c.]
• petition (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
• request Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

application — full definition

1. noun A formal request for something, such as a job, place at university, or a document.
2. noun A computer program designed for a specific task.
3. noun The act of using something for a particular purpose, or putting something onto a surface.

form — full definition

1. noun The shape or visible structure of something.
2. noun A document with blank spaces to be filled in with information.
3. noun A type or kind of something.
4. verb To create or bring something into existence.

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