demanded
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
An inflected form of demand · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,230 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,759 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- request urgently and forcefully The victim's family is demanding compensationThe boss demanded that he be fired immediately
- require as useful, just, or proper also: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take It takes nerve to do what she didsuccess usually requires hard work
- claim as due or just also: exact The bank demanded payment of the loan
- lay legal claim to
- summon to court
- ask to be informed of I demand an explanation
demanded in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Snap demanded, "What in the stars has this got to do with Johnny Grantline?"
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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The other day they came marching in procession, and demanded to know on which side I was.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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Then Ferko went joyfully to the King and told him that all he demanded had been done.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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He demanded of him daily written attestations of his attendance both at the law-school and at the lawyer’s office.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I was greatly disturbed by such conduct on the part of my "brother," and demanded to be told what had happened.
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1