to demand
943
2.7
- verb
- /dɪˈmænd/
:
exigir
- I am going to demand that the panel be useful.
- demand rights
- demand political change
- demand the resignation
Why would any member of Congress demand that Congress know less?
- Why would any member of Congress demand that Congress know less?
- And by you speaking up, you will demand and command his respect.
- So, so, and people are going to demand explanations.
- As I told EU leaders, neither side should demand the unacceptable of the other.
- He doesn't want to ask or demand things that OP isn't comfortable with.
- And, and I wouldn't demand that other people be just like me.
- And of course, cops came and by gunpoint demand that she stop poaching.
- It's time to step up, take charge, and demand what you deserve.
Examples
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The workers will demand fair wages during the negotiations.
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I demand that you do not act in haste.
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And by you speaking up, you will demand and command his respect.
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I demand to know why.
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As I told EU leaders, neither side should demand the unacceptable of the other.
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As the underdogs, we demand a level playing field.
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The business manager got upset and demanded, "You will package them up, and I'm taking them to customers."
Academic text (2011) -
Dr. Boone has settled that for us, sir... and I demand respect for his professional opinion.
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Naturally, they were furious and demanded their release; the game was over, they insisted.
Fiction book (1990) -
Critics also question the wisdom of allowing law enforcement to demand an organization's records without judicial oversight.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
588
3.4
To ask for and receive something you have a right to, like lost baggage
369
3.3
Ask people in public to give or do something
285
3.9
Ask someone firmly and repeatedly to do something
41
7.2
To demand and take something, especially money, from people
28
3.5
To tell someone politely or formally to do something
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
4
6.2
The total amount that people, businesses, and the government want to buy in a country at one time
A strong request asking someone to explain or justify their words and actions
- Specialized
A rise in prices when people want to buy more things than before
- Specialized
People change how much they buy of something a lot when its price goes up or down
- Specialized
When buyers buy only at one price, sales drop to zero if price rises and are unlimited if it falls
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb demand comes from the Latin mandare 'to order' and is like the word command. So to demand is to ask forcefully or insist, almost as if you are giving an order.