Meaning

5 senses
  1. To request forcefully.

    I demand to see the manager.

    The police officer will demand (that) you hand the wallet in.

    verlangen, bestehen (auf etwas)

    тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, потре́боватьpotrébovatʹ

    вимага́тиvymaháty

    request urgently and forcefully

  2. To claim a right to something.

    The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.

    предъявля́ть тре́бованиеpredʺjavljátʹ trébovanije, предъявля́ть искpredʺjavljátʹ isk, тре́боватьtrébovatʹ

    claim as due or just

  3. To ask forcefully for information.

    I demand an immediate explanation.

    тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, потре́боватьpotrébovatʹ

    ask to be informed of

  4. To require of someone.

    This job demands a lot of patience.

    тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, потре́боватьpotrébovatʹ

    require as useful, just, or proper

  5. To issue a summons to court.

    summon to court

Examples

819 sentences
  1. Have you read my list of demands?

    Ти прочитав мій список із вимогами? — deniko

    ruВы прочли мой список требований? — whatnot

  2. I demand to know what's going on here.

    Я вимагаю пояснення. Що тут коїться? — ChickenKiev

    deIch verlange zu erfahren, was hier vor sich geht! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I demand that you do that right now.

    Я вимагаю, щоб ти це зробив просто зараз. — deniko

  4. Prices depend on supply and demand.

    Цiни залежать вiд попиту та пропозицiї. — rmdas

    ruЦены зависят от спроса и предложения. — salikh

    deDie Preise hängen von Angebot und Nachfrage ab. — Esperantostern

  5. I demand that he be punished.

    Я потребую щоб він був покараний. — shanghainese

    ruЯ требую, чтобы он был наказан. — marafon

    deIch verlange, dass er bestraft wird. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to request forcefully:
Русский
By meaning 2
to request forcefully:
to claim a right to something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to request forcefully:

Origin

From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandār

From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre. Displaced native Old English ġiwian (“to demand”).

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Forms

demands, demanding, demanded, demanded
Base formdemand · to demand
3rd person singulardemands
Present participledemanding
Past simpledemanded
Past participledemanded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydemand
he, she, itdemands

Past simpleLesson

all personsdemanded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave demanded
he, she, ithas demanded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill demand

Synonyms

12 synonyms
ask strongly:frain
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • supply and demand
  • demand an an
  • is very demanding
  • demand to know

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
demand — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto