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Results for: "demand"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

demand — desire to purchase goods and services
→ eftirspurn f
→ eftirsókn f
→ ásókn f
demand — to request forcefully
→ heimta
→ útheimta
→ krefja
demand — forceful claim for something
→ heimta
→ krafa

More translations:

demand
→ krefjast
demand
→ þarfnast
demand
→ krafa
demand
→ eftirspurn

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. an urgent or peremptory request

    • “his demands for attention were unceasing”

  2. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

    • “the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips”
    • “the demand exceeded the supply”

  3. required activity

    • “the requirements of his work affected his health”
    • “there were many demands on his time”
    Synonymsrequirement
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  1. the act of demanding

    • “the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money”

  2. a condition requiring relief

    • “she satisfied his need for affection”
    • “God has no need of men to accomplish His work”
    • “there is a demand for jobs”
    Synonymsneed

VERB 6

  1. request urgently and forcefully

    • “The victim's family is demanding compensation”
    • “The boss demanded that he be fired immediately”
    • “She demanded to see the manager”

  2. require as useful, just, or proper

    • “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”
    Synonymsnecessitateaskpostulateneedrequiretakeinvolvecall for

  3. claim as due or just

    • “The bank demanded payment of the loan”
    Synonymsexact
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  1. lay legal claim to

  2. summon to court

  3. ask to be informed of

    • “I demand an explanation”