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Detailed Synonyms for petition in English

petition:

petition [the ~] noun

  1. the petition
    the appeal; the petition
  2. the petition
    the demand; the claim; the legal claim; the petition; the action
  3. the petition
    the petition
  4. the petition
    – a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority 1
    the request; the petition; the postulation
    – a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority 1
  5. the petition
    – reverent petition to a deity 1
    the prayer; the petition; the orison
    – reverent petition to a deity 1

to petition verb (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)

  1. to petition
    to request; to require; to ask; apply to; to appeal; to query; to petition; to beg; to examine; to pretest; to test; to try out; to try
    • request verb (requests, requested, requesting)
    • require verb (requires, required, requiring)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
    • apply to verb
    • appeal verb (appeals, appealed, appealing)
    • query verb (queries, queried, querying)
    • petition verb (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)
    • beg verb (begs, begged, begging)
    • examine verb (examines, examined, examining)
    • pretest verb (pretests, pretested, pretesting)
    • test verb (tests, tested, testing)
    • try out verb (tries out, tried out, trying out)
    • try verb (tries, tried, trying)
  2. to petition
    to request; apply for; to query; to ask for; to file a petition; to petition
    • request verb (requests, requested, requesting)
    • apply for verb
    • query verb (queries, queried, querying)
    • ask for verb (asks for, asked for, asking for)
    • file a petition verb (files a petition, filed a petition, filing a petition)
    • petition verb (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)
  3. to petition
    – write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing 1
    to petition
    – write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing 1
    • petition verb (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)

Conjugations for petition:

present
  1. petition
  2. petition
  3. petitions
  4. petition
  5. petition
  6. petition
simple past
  1. petitioned
  2. petitioned
  3. petitioned
  4. petitioned
  5. petitioned
  6. petitioned
present perfect
  1. have petitioned
  2. have petitioned
  3. has petitioned
  4. have petitioned
  5. have petitioned
  6. have petitioned
past continuous
  1. was petitioning
  2. were petitioning
  3. was petitioning
  4. were petitioning
  5. were petitioning
  6. were petitioning
future
  1. shall petition
  2. will petition
  3. will petition
  4. shall petition
  5. will petition
  6. will petition
continuous present
  1. am petitioning
  2. are petitioning
  3. is petitioning
  4. are petitioning
  5. are petitioning
  6. are petitioning
subjunctive
  1. be petitioned
  2. be petitioned
  3. be petitioned
  4. be petitioned
  5. be petitioned
  6. be petitioned
diverse
  1. petition!
  2. let's petition!
  3. petitioned
  4. petitioning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "petition":

  • petitioning, petitions

Alternate Synonyms for "petition":


Related Definitions for "petition":

  1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority1
  2. reverent petition to a deity1
  3. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing1

Related Synonyms for petition