demanding (dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- requiring great patience, skill, etc ⇒
a demanding job
Alternative Forms
deˈmandingly adverbdemand (dɪˈmɑːnd)
Definitions
verb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
- to request peremptorily or urgently
- to require or need as just, urgent, etc ⇒
the situation demands attention
- to claim as a right; exact ⇒
his parents demanded obedience of him
- law to make a formal legal claim to (property, esp realty)
noun
- an urgent or peremptory requirement or request
- something that requires special effort or sacrifice ⇒
a demand on one's time
- the act of demanding something or the thing demanded ⇒
the kidnappers' demand was a million pounds
- an insistent question or query
- economics
- willingness and ability to purchase goods and services
- the amount of a commodity that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specified price Compare supply1 (sense 9)
- law a formal legal claim, esp to real property
- See in demand
- See on demand
Alternative Forms
deˈmandable adjective deˈmander nounWord Origin
C13: from Anglo-French demaunder, from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, from Latin: to commit to, from de- + mandāre to command, entrust; see mandateTranslations
- British English:
demanding
A demanding job requires a lot of time, energy, or attention.He could no longer cope with his demanding job.dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ ADJECTIVE He could no longer cope with his demanding job.
- Spanish:
exigente
adj
- French:
exigeant
adj
- German:
fordernd
adj
- Chinese: 要求高的 adj
- Arabic: شاقّ adj
- Portuguese: exigente adj
- Russian: требовательный adj требовательная
- Croatian: zahtjevan adj zahtjevna
- Czech: náročný adj
- Danish: krævende adj
- Dutch: veeleisend adj
- Finnish: vaativa adj
- Greek: απαιτητικός adj απαιτητική
- Italian: esigente adj
- Japanese: 要求の厳しい no_posp
- Korean: 지나치게 요구하는 adj
- Norwegian: krevende adj
- Polish: wymagający adj wymagająca
- Brazilian Portuguese: exigente adj
- European Spanish:
exigente
adj
- Swedish: krävande adj
- Thai: ต้องการอย่างมาก adj
- Turkish: zahmetli adj
- Vietnamese: đòi hỏi khắt khe adj
Usage examples
He had dealt before with demanding women: Trish; Bernadette, the girl from Brittany; even Lucille could be demanding.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)Doing nothing and demanding too much both transform the world into a series of intractable risks.
Spiked (2002)In the case of Mr Arafat, Mr Bush came very close indeed to explicitly demanding that he be ousted.
Irish Times (2002)English teachers were demanding a deal like that secured by their Scottish counterparts.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Infants soon discover how to take revenge on a parent by interrupting the parent's meal and demanding to be put on the pot.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)