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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-mand, -mahnd
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd



Definition of demands

Origin :
  • late 13c., "a question," from Old French demande (see demand (v.)). Meaning "a request, claim" is from c.1300. In the political economy sense (correlating to supply) it is attested from 1776 in Adam Smith.
  • noun question, request
  • verb ask strongly for something
  • verb require
Example sentences :
  • In every American home that is a home, to-day, it demands attention.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They are as animals grown in an environment that demands no struggle of them.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • That love acknowledged, fed, and gratified, when are its demands appeased?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Thus was Turkey humiliated and Russia benefited, having obtained her demands.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • She demands justice—strange as that may seem, in a court of law!
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I now come to a point in the drama which at once demands and defies explanation.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Parliament is on its dignity, and demands its proper recognition.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • The first affects the demands of the workers, the second the terms granted by the employers.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • For death is in itself dignified, and demands respect for all with whom he has dealings.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

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