petition
🇺🇸
/pəˈtɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/pəˈtɪʃn/
noun
C1
A signed request from many people asking an authority to do or change something.
We started a petition to ask the city for a new park.
R
A formal request to a court to take legal action.
He filed a petition to change the custody arrangement.
R
A formal prayer or request to God or authority.
The community's petition for peace was heard by all.
verb
R
To formally ask an authority for something, often with a signed request.
Residents will petition the council for better street lighting.
R
To formally ask a court for something.
She plans to petition the court for custody of her children.
translation
A signed request from many people asking an authority to do or change something.; A formal request to a court to take legal action.; A formal prayer or request to God or authority.
To formally ask an authority for something, often with a signed request.; To formally ask a court for something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
petitions
Past
petitioned
Perfect
petitioned
Progressive
petitioning
Plural
petitions