How do you use kindly in a request?

“Kindly” can be an adverb, a word that usually describes a verb. If your teacher says, “Kindly hand in your homework,” she is using kindly as an adverb to make a polite request. Another way to use the word as an adverb is: The animal doctor always treats our pets kindly.

What does kindly request mean?

Kindly request” is talking about one’s own kindness – but we don’t usually go around talking about how kind we are: one normally speaks of someone else’s kindness. I understand “kindly provide” as a shortened way of saying “Would you please be kind enough to provide” – where you are asking someone else to be kind.

How do you write a kindly request?

If you are going to request that someone does something for you, you need to use the word “that” after “request.” Also, the word “kindly” does not sound right in this sentence; you would more often hear this adverb in a sentence like, “She spoke to him very kindly,” or in the phrase “take kindly to.” “Kindly” used to …

Can I request or request?

A third modal for making polite requests is could. For example, “Could I please have some water?” Could is the past tense of can. However, when asking for permission, could does not have a past tense meaning. Could has the same meaning as may when making requests.

Is kindly a formal word?

“Kindly” I rarely see this word in formal emails. If you are still using this word, it is best you stop. It is old-fashioned and seemingly antiquated. It is better you use “please” rather than “kindly.”