verb

requested

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Requested (verb) means past tense and past participle of request: asked for something formally or politely. Example: “She requested a copy of the report.”

verb

Past tense and past participle of request: asked for something formally or politely.

"She requested a copy of the report."

"Passengers are requested to remain seated until the aircraft has stopped."

adjective

Asked for in advance; chosen on request.

"The band closed with a requested song."

"Please pick up the requested documents from reception."

How to Use Requested

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAsked for something.

When to use it

More formal than asked. Common in official notices, emails and system messages ('your requested change has been made').

Memory tip

Request does not take an indirect object the way ask does: say 'I requested a refund from them', not 'I requested them a refund'.

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Easily confused with

required → requisitioned asked →

Common pairings

as requested requested access politely requested requested information

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Etymology

Via Old French requeste from Latin requirere 'to seek again, ask for'.

Origin: Latin

Synonyms

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asked for applied for sought petitioned

Rhymes for requested

vested rested invested arrested detested untested congested contested interested uninterested disinterested

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between requested and required?

Requested means someone asked for it and you may decline; required means it is compulsory. A requested document is one that has been asked for; a required document is one you must supply.

Is 'as requested' rude in an email?

It is neutral in itself, but it can read as clipped or pointed if it stands alone, because it implies you had to ask twice. Softening it — 'here's the file you asked for' — is warmer in most correspondence.