solicitar

to request

verb soh-lee-see-TAHR Less Common

Origin: from Latin solicitare 'to disturb, to stir up'

Also means

to apply for

Usage Note

Solicitar is more formal than pedir (to ask for) and is standard in official, administrative, and written contexts: solicitar un visado, solicitar empleo. The noun is solicitud (f), meaning a request or application form.

Examples

"Solicitó una beca para estudiar."

Natural Translation

She applied for a scholarship to study.

Literal Translation

She-applied a scholarship for to-study

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