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US
/dɪˈmænd/
]
[ UK /dɪmˈɑːnd/ ]
[ UK /dɪmˈɑːnd/ ]
NOUN
-
required activity
the requirements of his work affected his health
there were many demands on his time -
the act of demanding
the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money -
an urgent or peremptory request
his demands for attention were unceasing -
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
the demand exceeded the supply -
a condition requiring relief
God has no need of men to accomplish His work
there is a demand for jobs
she satisfied his need for affection
VERB
- summon to court
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claim as due or just
The bank demanded payment of the loan -
request urgently and forcefully
She demanded to see the manager
The victim's family is demanding compensation
The boss demanded that he be fired immediately -
require as useful, just, or proper
It takes nerve to do what she did
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
success usually requires hard work
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice -
ask to be informed of
I demand an explanation - lay legal claim to
How To Use demand In A Sentence
- The first batch of ten shows is seen as a test of viewer demand. Times, Sunday Times
- It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands. The Times Literary Supplement
- The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
- Deep navy, in contrast, is less demanding, and leaves a bit more colour in a blonde's cheeks.
- The added demands brought about by the ageing population will place an insupportable burden on acute hospital services.
- demands for rectification of terrible injustices
- You need financial security and the support of a loving partner to cope with those demands. The Sun
- But the demands of success hit them like a bolt of lightning. The Sun
- He plainly demanded to be in the thick of the action all of the time.
- To wake up with her belly-up and demanding affection is to have your heart explode with the kind of joy that compels some people into a life of large-scale oil painting.
