to ask, to ask for, to ask as a favor: makiusap, ipakiusap, pakiusapan
n.
1. act of asking: pakikiusap, pamamanhik, paghingi, paghiling
2. what is asked for: hiling, kahilingan, pakiusap, pithaya, pamanhik
3. the state of being desired or sought after: ang nahihiling, ang napipita, ang napipithaya
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petition
n.
1. a formal request: hiling, kahilingan, petisyon, pitisyon, pakiusap
2. a prayer: panalangin, dalangin
v.
1. to ask earnestly,to make a petition to: humiling, hilingin, magpetisyon, magpitisyon, pumetisyon, pumitisyon, makiusap, pakiusap
2. to pray: manalangin, ipanalangin, magdasal, ipagdasal
invitation
n.
1. a request to come to some place or to do something: anyaya, paanyaya, imbitasyon
2. act of inviting: pag-aanyaya, pag-imbita, pag-iimbita
suit
n.
1. a set of clothes: terno
2. a case in a law court: sakdal, pagsasakdal, usapin, habla, paghahabla, demanda, pagdedemanda
3. a request, asking: pakiusap, hiling, kahilingan
4. a wooing: pangingibig, panliligaw, panunuyo
v.
1. to make fit, to make suitable: mag-angkop, iangkop, angkupan, magbagay, ibagay, bagayan, mag-akma, iakma
2. to be suitable, to be agreeable: mabagay, maangkop, maakma
3. to agree with: bumagay, mabagay, bagayan, mahiyang
4. to be becoming: bumagay, bagayan
5. to please, to be convenient for, to satisfy: makibagay, pakibagayan, magbigaykasiyahan, bigyang-kasiyahan
prayer
n.
1. act of praying: dasal, pagdarasal, dalangin, pananalangin
2. a thing prayed for: ang panalangin, ang ipinananalangin, ang idinadalangin, ang ipinagdarasal
3. a form of words to be used in praying: dasal, panalangin
4. an earnest request: panalangin, pagsamo, pamanhik
ask
v.
1. to ask a question: magtanong, tanungin, itanong
2. to request: humingi, hingan, hingin, pamanhikan, makiusap, pakiusapan, ipakiusap
3. to ask on behalf of: ihingi, ipanghingi
4. to invite: maganyaya, anyayahan, kumumbida, mangumbida, kumbidahin
sana
n/prep.
1. with, hope
2. Expresses unreal futurity in the past or doubtful futurity in the present. In the latter sense, it expresses modesty in a request. Ipaglalaba sana kita ng damit nguni't wala akong sabon. I could have washed your clothes, but I didn't have any soap.
paki
af.
paki- a verbal prefix which indicates a request. Paki-abot. Please hand over. Please get.
hiling
v.
humiling, hilingin (-um-:in) to request. Hilingin mo siyang kumanta. Request her to sing.
humingi
v.
to ask for, to request
nga
part.
emphatic particle, expressing confirmation, truly, really, certainly, request particle meaning "please", so, therefore, really. Oo, nga. Yes, indeed. Ikaw nga ang maysabi. You, yourself said so. Ituro nga ninyo (polite request). Please show me the way...
bilin
v.
magbilin, ibilin (mag-:i-) to make a request or order something. Magbilin ka na ng gusto mo habang narito pa ako. Order what you want while I'm still here.
irap
v.
umirap (-um-) to give a sullen glance. Umirap siya nang utusan ko. She just closed her eyes and turned away when I made my request. (She made a face and turned away when I asked her to do something for me.) mang-irap, irapan (mang-:i-an)
v.
Nang-irap na naman ang supladang babae. That snobbish girl just closed her eyes and turned away again. (That snob did it again, she made a face at me and turned away.)
maki
v.
maki- an actor-focus verb prefix which indicates a request, its goal-focus counterpart is paki