demand
— Verb
– English
～ request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
demand
— Verb
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～ ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
demand
— Verb
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～ claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
demand
— Verb
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～ require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
demand
— Noun
– English
～ the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
demand
— Noun
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～ the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
demand
— Noun
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～ required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
demand
— Noun
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～ an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
demand
— Noun
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～ a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
demander
— Noun
– English
～ a person who makes demands
demanding
— Adjective
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～ requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
demandingly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a demanding manner; "he became demandingly dominant over the years"