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demander — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ask verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
  • BID verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  • necessitate verb To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
  • request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
  • require verb To need something as essential.

Senses

demander is used for these senses in English:

  • ask (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
  • ask for To request.
  • bid (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
  • bid (transitive) To invite; to summon.
  • call for To ask for in a loud voice.
  • call for (figuratively) To request, demand.
  • call for To necessitate, demand, exact; to make appropriate
  • necessitate (transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]

ask — full definition

  1. verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
  2. verb To request that someone do something, or to request permission.
  3. verb To invite someone.
  4. noun A request, or something requested — often used in business or fundraising contexts.
  5. noun The price a seller is asking for something.

BID — full definition

  1. verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  2. noun An offer of a price, or a formal offer to carry out a piece of work.
  3. noun An attempt or effort to achieve something.

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