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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Demand \De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand,
     summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge,
     intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission,
     order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.]
     1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from,
        as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to
        call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt;
        to demand obedience.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This, in our foresaid holy father's name,
              Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a
        peremptory manner; to question.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need
        of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Demand \De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand,
     summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge,
     intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission,
     order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.]
     1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from,
        as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to
        call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt;
        to demand obedience.
  
              This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope
              Innocent, I do demand of thee.        --Shak.
  
     2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a
        peremptory manner; to question.
  
              I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak.
  
     3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need
        of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
  
     4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     vb.
     (infl of en demand  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     vb.
     (infl of en demand  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     vb.
     (infl of en demand  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     vb.
     (infl of en demand  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d emand ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  demanded
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en demand ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb demand)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Demanded /dɪmˈandɪd/
  مطلوب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  demanded /dɪmˈandɪd/ 
  požadoval