demand

🇺🇸 /dɪˈmænd/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈmɑːnd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

A strong request for something needed.

The workers made a demand for higher pay.

B2

Things that require effort or cause stress.

Managing the demand of two jobs is hard.

B2

The want for goods or services by customers.

The demand for new phones is high.

verb
B2

To ask for something strongly.

They demand better service from the company.

B2

To ask a question angrily.

He demanded to know why they were late.

R

To want or need goods or services.

Buyers demand good products at fair prices.

B2

To need something to succeed.

The job demands full attention to detail.

translation

n. A strong request for something needed.; Things that require effort or cause stress.; The want for goods or services by customers.
v. To ask for something strongly.; To ask a question angrily.; To want or need goods or services.; To need something to succeed.

Word Forms

3rd Present demands
Progressive demanding
Past demanded
Plural demands
Perfect demanded