license permission permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
request petition postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
permission | approval to do something, he asked permission to leave |
request asking | the verbal act of requesting |
wish indirect request | 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 |
request bespeak call for quest | express the need or desire for, ask for, She requested an extra bed in her room, She called for room service |
request | ask (a person) to do something, She asked him to be here at noon, I requested that she type the entire manuscript |
speak of the devil | mention someone's name who just then appears |
speak up | speak louder, raise one's voice, The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up |
speak in tongues | speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy, The parishioners spoke in tongues |
talk speak utter mouth verbalize verbalise | express in speech, She talks a lot of nonsense, This depressed patient does not verbalize |
talk speak | exchange thoughts, talk with, We often talk business, Actions talk louder than words |
speak talk | use language, the baby talks already, the prisoner won't speak, they speak a strange dialect |
address speak | give a speech to, The chairman addressed the board of trustees |
opine speak up speak out animadvert sound off | express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation, John spoke up at the meeting |
request d | inquire for (information), I requested information from the secretary |
speak | make a characteristic or natural sound, The drums spoke |
speak for | be a spokesperson for, He represents the Government's position |
as it were so to speak | as if it were really so, she lives here, as it were |
as we say so to speak | in a manner of speaking, the feeling is, as we say, quite dead |
for the asking on request | on the occasion of a request, advice was free for the asking |