#asking__request  the verbal act of requesting
  supertype:  speech_act  the use of language to perform some act
  subtype:  notification__notice  a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
  subtype:  indirect_request__wish  an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
  subtype:  invitation  a formal request to participate or be present
     subtype:  bidding__summons  a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
     subtype:  invite  a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
  subtype:  entreaty__prayer__appeal  earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
     subtype:  adjuration  a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
     subtype:  demagoguery__demagogy  impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
        subtype:  flag_waving__jingoism  an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
     subtype:  supplication__plea  humble request for help
     subtype:  solicitation  an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"
        subtype:  beggary__begging__mendicancy  a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
        subtype:  touch.solicitation  the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
        subtype:  importunity__urgency__urging  insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
     subtype:  suit  a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
     subtype:  courtship__wooing__courting__suit  a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
        subtype:  bundling.courtship  a one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
  subtype:  petition.prayer__prayer__communion__orison  reverent petition to a deity
     subtype:  benediction__blessing  a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
        subtype:  benison  a spoken blessing
     subtype:  collect  a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
     subtype:  commination  prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
     subtype:  thanksgiving__grace__blessing  a short prayer of thanks before a meal
     subtype:  intercession  a prayer to God on behalf of another person
     subtype:  invocation.petition__supplication  a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
        subtype:  rogation  a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church
     subtype:  requiescat  a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
  subtype:  call.asking  a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
  subtype:  billing__charge  request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
     subtype:  presentment  a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
  subtype:  trick_or_treat  a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
  subtype:  questioning__inquiring  a request for information
     subtype:  challenge.questioning  questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "he challenged the assumption that Japan is our enemy"
     subtype:  query__question__inquiry__enquiry  an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
     subtype:  interrogation__examination  formal systematic questioning
        subtype:  catechism  a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
        subtype:  deposition  (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
        subtype:  inquisition  a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
        subtype:  third_degree__thirddegree  interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession
        subtype:  cross-examination__crossexamination  (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
        subtype:  direct_examination  (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
        subtype:  redirect_examination  (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
        subtype:  interview  the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"
           subtype:  job_interview__jobinterview__employment_interview  an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment
           subtype:  telephone_interview__telephoneinterview  an interview conducted over the telephone
        subtype:  debriefing  report of a mission or task
  subtype:  order.asking  a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"
     subtype:  short_order__shortorder  an order for food that can be prepared quickly

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