request help

collocation in English

meaningsofrequestandhelp

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request
noun
uk
/rɪˈkwest/us
/rɪˈkwest/
the act of politely or officially asking ...
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help
noun
uk
/help/us
/help/
the act of helping ...
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(Definition ofrequestandhelpfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrequest help

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I finally decided that we would go together torequesthelpwith care decisions.
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Service users who required a mobility aid to walk had torequesthelpfrom a member of staff to fetch their aid, as when they wanted to use the lavatory.
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This amendment suggests that local authorities mayrequesthelpfrom other statutory authorities.
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Often, people in desperate straits cannot wait a week for an appointment torequesthelpfrom the social fund, or crisis loans.
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The brothers occasionallyrequesthelpfrom the viewers, asking them to press buttons on their remote.
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As the virus spreads, theyrequesthelpfrom the government.
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One of her first acts was torequesthelpfrom the international community for the establishment a medical work force of women.
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If the enforcement service does notrequesthelpfrom the police, the latter will stay out.
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So, if a program is not hard-wired to support them all, a user may need to know the current setting even to be able to reliablyrequesthelp.
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The player can also use the diplomacy menu torequesthelpin a war against a third civilization, or formally declare war on any civilization in which they engage diplomacy.
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