English Dictionary

demand

/dɪˈmɑːnd/

verb

To request forcefully. / To claim a right to something. / To ask forcefully for information. / To require of someone. / (law) To issue a summons to court.

I demand an explanation for this behavior.

意味（1）

To request forcefully.

I demand to see the manager.

意味（2）

To claim a right to something.

According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

意味（3）

To ask forcefully for information.

I demand an immediate explanation.

意味（4）

To require of someone.

This job demands a lot of patience.

意味（5）

(law) To issue a summons to court.