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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  demanding
       adj : 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"
             [ant: undemanding]

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


  demanding
     Αγγλικά a.
     απαιτητικός

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


  demanding
     a.
     Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
     vb.
     (present participle of en demand nocat=1)

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


  demanding
     a.
     Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
     vb.
     (present participle of en demand nocat=1)

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


  demanding
     a.
     Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
     vb.
     (present participle of en demand nocat=1)

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


  demanding
     a.
     Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
     vb.
     (present participle of en demand nocat=1)

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


  demanding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d emand ing)

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


  demanding
     Engelska a.
     1 (avledning en demand ordform=prespart)
     2 krävande, fordrande, påfrestande

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


  Demanding /dɪmˈandɪŋ/
  الطلب

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


  demanding /dɪmˈandɪŋ/ 
  náročný