demanding Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb request urgently and forcefully
demand.
- The victim's family is demanding compensation
- The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
- She demanded to see the manager
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verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- 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
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verb claim as due or just
exact; demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
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verb lay legal claim to
demand.
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verb summon to court
demand.
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verb ask to be informed of
demand.
- I demand an explanation
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adjective requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
- found the job very demanding
- a baby can be so demanding
