demand verb [T] (REQUEST)
B1
I demanded an explanation.
demand something from someone He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children.
[ + speech ] "And where do you think you're going?" demanded the police officer.
[ + to infinitive ] I demand to see the manager.
[ + that ] She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her.
- ask forI asked the waiter for another glass.
- requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
- apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension.
- demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes.
- appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm.
- call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.
- We demand freedom from injustice/persecution .
- It was grossly unfair to demand such a high interest rate on the loan.
- I think I'm quite within my rights to demand a full refund.
- Carrying a gun, he walked up to the cashier and demanded money.
- She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
demand verb [T] (NEED)
B2
This is a very difficult piece of music to play - it demands a lot of concentration.
demanded of He seems to lack many of the qualities demanded of (= needed by) a successful politician.
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (for something) idiom
- bereft
- chronic disease
- go without (something) phrasal verb
- hard up
- hour
- if it wasn't/weren't for phrase
- in someone's hour of need idiom
- minus
- sans
- scrape
- scrape the bottom of the barrel idiom
- scream
- scream (out) for something idiom
- shortage
- skimpily
- starve
- starved
demand
noun
uk
/dɪˈmɑːnd/ us
/dɪˈmænd/demand noun (REQUEST)
You can't give in to children's demands all the time.
demand for The government is unlikely to agree to the rebels' demands for independence.
See also
- requestHer request for information was denied.
- applicationHis application for bail was granted.
- appealThe leader made an appeal for unity.
- callWith calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
- demandWe will never give in to terrorists’ demands.
- The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.
- The unions intend to call a strike if management will not agree to their demands.
- There's increasing demand for cars which are more economical on fuel.
- Low consumer demand has forced us to mark down a wide range of goods, sometimes by as much as 30%.
demand noun (NEED)
B2 [ C or U ]
- a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom
- bake something in phrasal verb
- baked in
- basically
- basis
- be a question of doing something idiom
- gotta
- hang
- hang on/upon something phrasal verb
- have occasion to do something idiom
- if need be idiom
- it is essential that
- it is incumbent on someone to do something
- life-giving
- lifeline
- requisite
- stand or fall by something idiom
- symbiosis
- symbiotic
- symbiotically
