demand, v.
(demanded, demanding, demands)
freq. cnt. 76
(demanded, demanding, demands)
freq. cnt. 76
request urgently and forcefully
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 47
demand
sample sentences
"The victim's family is demanding compensation""The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"
"She demanded to see the manager"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
require as useful, just, or proper
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 342 freq. cnt.: 144 freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Something ----s somethingThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingIt ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
verb group
claim as due or just
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
demand exact
sample sentences
"The bank demanded payment of the loan"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
The banks %s the check
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
The banks %s the check
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
ask to be informed of
<verb.communication>
demand
sample sentences
"I demand an explanation"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
summon to court
<verb.communication>
demand
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lay legal claim to
<verb.communication>
demand