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begära — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else.
  • demand noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

begära is used for these senses in English:

  • covet (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
  • demand To request forcefully.
  • desire To want; to wish for earnestly.
  • desire To want emotionally or sexually.
  • request (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

demand — full definition

  1. noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
  2. noun A firm or urgent request for something, often backed by authority.
  3. verb To ask for something forcefully or as if it were owed.

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