demand
To request forcefullyTo request forcefully.
Meaning
5 sensesTo 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
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
To ask forcefully for information.
I demand an immediate explanation.
тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, потре́боватьpotrébovatʹ
ask to be informed of
To require of someone.
This job demands a lot of patience.
тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, потре́боватьpotrébovatʹ
require as useful, just, or proper
To issue a summons to court.
summon to court
Examples
819 sentencesHave you read my list of demands?
Ти прочитав мій список із вимогами? — deniko
ruВы прочли мой список требований? — whatnot
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
I demand that you do that right now.
Я вимагаю, щоб ти це зробив просто зараз. — deniko
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
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 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandārFrom 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, demandedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1The subjunctive and formal structures — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
4 patterns- supply and demand
- demand an an
- is very demanding
- demand to know