vverb.communicationrequest urgently and forcefullyExamples:- The victim's family is demanding compensation
- The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
- She demanded to see the manager
Derivationally Related Form:demanderdemand
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:demandrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:askclamorclamourdunexpectrequirewant
Full Troponyms:askcallclamordunwant
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- to move (apply to: demand)
vverb.stativerequire as useful, just, or properSynset:ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
Examples:- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
Antonyms:obviate
Derivationally Related Form:requirementnecessitydemandneed
Inherited Hypernyms:necessitate
Direct Hyponyms:claimcompelcostcry forcry out fordrawexactgoverntake
Full Troponyms:claimcompelcostcry out fordrawgovern
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | It ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: necessitate, require) | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE (apply to: require) | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: need)
vverb.communicationclaim as due or justSynset:demand exact
Examples:- The bank demanded payment of the loan
Derivationally Related Form:demanderdemandexaction
Hypernyms:claim
Inherited Hypernyms:demandclaimrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:callcall incommand
Full Troponyms:callcommand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | The banks --- the check (apply to: exact, demand)
vverb.communicationlay legal claim toHypernyms:claim
Inherited Hypernyms:demandclaimrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationsummon to courtHypernyms:cite summon summons
Inherited Hypernyms:demandsummoncallorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationask to be informed ofHypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:demandrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adjadj.allrequiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skillExamples:- found the job very demanding
- a baby can be so demanding
Antonyms:undemanding
Inherited Hypernyms:demanding
Similar to:exacting exigent hard-to-please hard to please needy rigorous stringent tight exacting stern strict
See also:difficult hard