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de·mand
(dĭ-mănd′)v. de·mand·ed, de·mand·ing, de·mands
v.tr.
1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.
2. To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.
3. To ask to be informed of: demanded an explanation for the interruption.
4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.
5. Law
a. To lay legal claim to; claim formally.
b. To ask that (something) be done in accordance with a legal requirement.
v.intr.
To make a demand.
n.
Idiom: 1. An act of demanding; an urgent request.
2. Something demanded: on strike until they get their demands.
3. An urgent requirement or need: the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.
4. The state of being sought after: in great demand as a speaker.
5. Economics The desire for goods or services in an economy, measured as the amount people are ready to buy at a given price: Supply should rise to meet demand.
6. Law
a. A formal claim.
b. A request that some act be done or payment made in accordance with a legal requirement.
7. Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.
on demand
1. When presented for payment: a note payable on demand.
2. When needed or asked for: fed the baby on demand.
[Middle English demanden, from Old French demander, to charge with doing, and from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, to demand, both from Latin, to entrust : dē-, de- + mandāre, to entrust; see man- in Indo-European roots.]
de·mand′a·ble adj.
de·mand′er n.
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Translations
عِنْدَ الطَّلَب
na požádání
bemutatásra szólókívánatra
samkvæmt/eftir kröfu
istendiğinde
demand
(diˈmaːnd) verb1. to ask or ask for firmly and sharply. I demanded an explanation. eis, aandring op يَطْلُب поисквам exigir požadovat verlangen forlange; kræve απαιτώ, ζητώ κοφτά exigir nõudma خواستن؛ مطالبه کردن vaatia exiger לִדרוֹש दावा करना zahtijevati, potraživati követel, kér menuntut krefjast esigere 要求する (강력히) 요구하다 (pa)reikalauti []prasīt menuntut eisen kreve, fordre domagać się غوښتل (لكه دپور)، پوښتنه كول: ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، تقاضا كول exigir a cere требовать žiadať zahtevati zahtevati begära, fordra, kräva สอบถาม; ประสงค์ talep etmek 要求 питати; запитувати مطالبہ ، پر زور مانگ yêu cầu 要求
2. to require or need. This demands careful thought. verg, vereis, vra يَحتاج، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам exigir vyžadovat erfordern kræve απαιτώ, χρειάζομαι exigir, requerir vajama نیاز داشتن؛ مستلزم بودن tarvita réclamer לִדרוֹש मांगना zahtijevati, iziskivati igényel memerlukan þarfnast richiedere 必要とする 필요로 한다 reikalauti prasīt perlu vergen kreve wymagać اړه، ضرورت: اړتيا، احتياج بايد، لازم exigir a pretinde требовать vyžadovať zahtevati zahtevati kräva ต้องการ gerektirmek 需要 вимагати, потребувати لازم ہونا ، متقاضی ہونا đòi hỏi 需要
noun1. a request made so that it sounds like a command. They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money. eis, vereiste, aandrang طَلَب، أمْر изискване exigência požadavek die Forderung krav απαίτηση, αξίωση petición nõudmine درخواست؛ خواسته vaatimus revendication תביעה मांग zahtjev, molba követelés tuntutan krafa richiesta 要求 요구 reikalavimas prasība tuntutan eis krav, fordring żądanie ، مطالبه كول exigência revendicare требование požiadavka zahteva zahtev krav ความต้องการ talep, istek 要求 вимога مطالبے کی شکل میں کیا گیا اصرار sự đòi hỏi 要求
2. an urgent claim. The children make demands on my time. eis, aanvraag مَطالِب иск exigência nárok der Anspruch stille krav; lægge beslag på διεκδίκηση exigencia nõue درخواست مصرانه tarve exigence דרישה दावा zahtjev kívánság menuntut krafa esigenza 強要 성가신 요구 reikalavimas prasība tuntutan eis rift, sterk etterspørsel, krav pretensja ، مطالبه كول exigência solicitare требование nárok zahteva traženje anspråk การเรียกร้อง istek 需要 вимога فوری طلب sự yêu cầu 需要
3. willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc). There's no demand for books of this kind. aanvraag طَلب عَلى нужда procura poptávka der Bedarf efterspørgsel ζήτηση demanda nõudlus تقاضا kysyntä demande דרישה बिक्री बाजार में मांग potreba, upit igény, kereslet peminat eftirspurn richiesta 需要 수요 paklausa pieprasījums peminat vraag etterspørsel, behov popyt ، تقاضا كول procura cerere спрос dopyt povpraševanje potražnja efterfrågan ความต้องการซื้อและอํานาจซื้อ talep, istem 需求 потреба; попит مانگ nhu cầu 需求
deˈmanding adjective requiring a lot of effort, ability etc. a demanding job. veeleisend مُتَطَلِّبٌ إلى جُهْد ومَقْدِرَه изискващ exigente náročný anspruchsvoll krævende απαιτητικός exigente nõudlik سخت؛ پرزحمت vaativa exigeant תובעני मांगों से भरा zahtjevan igényes berat krefjandi esigente 要求のきびしい 지나치게 요구하는 reikalaujantis daug pastangų prasīgs kerja berat veeleisend krevende wymagający سخت exigente solicitant требующий усилий náročný zahteven zahtevan krävande ต้องใช้ความชํานาญ zorlu, beklentileri yüksek 艱巨的,費勁的 важкий; вимогливий ہنر ، محنت وغیرہ کا متقاضی ہونا đòi hỏi khắt khe 艰巨的,费劲的
on demand when asked for. I'm expected to supply meals on demand. op aanvraag عِنْدَ الطَّلَب при поискване sob demanda na požádání auf Verlangen på forlangende σε πρώτη ζήτηση a petición nõudmisel هنگام درخواست؛ عندالمطالبه pyydettäessä sur demande לְפִי הַדרִישָה मांग पर zahtjev bemutatásra szóló; kívánatra atas permintaan samkvæmt/eftir kröfu a/su richiesta 要求あり次第 요구가 있는 대로 pareikalavus pēc pieprasījuma atas permintaan op verzoek etter påkrav, på oppdrag na żądanie مطالبه كول à vista la cerere по требованию na požiadanie na zahtevo po zahtevu på begäran ตามต้องการ istendiğinde 在需要時 на вимогу مطالبے پر theo yêu cầu 在需要时
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