Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *requaerere, from Latin requīrere, from re- with quaerere, from Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈkjɛ.de.re/, /riˈkje.de.re/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdere, -edere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧chiè‧de‧re, ri‧chié‧de‧re

Verb

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richièdere or richiédere (first-person singular present richièdo or richiédo, first-person singular past historic richièsi or richiési, past participle richièsto or richiésto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to ask for, demand, apply for
    Synonyms: chiedere, domandare
  2. to request, exact, demand
    Synonyms: volere, esigere
  3. to require, need, take
    Synonyms: necessitare, volerci
  4. to ask again

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ richiedere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)