(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way.
Mr Byers last night ~ed an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary...
Russia ~ed that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks...
The hijackers are ~ing to speak to representatives of both governments...
‘What did you expect me to do about it?’ she ~ed.
VERB: V n from n, V that, V to-inf, V with quote
2.
If one thing ~s another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
He said the task of reconstruction would ~ much patience, hard work and sacrifice...
= require
VERB: V n
3.
A ~ is a firm request for something.
There have been ~s for services from tenants up there...
N-COUNT: usu with supp
4.
If you refer to ~, or to the ~ for something, you are referring to how many people want to have it, do it, or buy it.
Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient ~ arose...
Demand for coal is down and so are prices...
? supply
N-UNCOUNT
5.
The ~s of something or its ~s on you are the things which it needs or the things which you have to do for it.
...the ~s and challenges of a new job...
N-PLURAL: usu N of n, N on n
6.
If someone or something is in ~ or in great ~, they are very popular and a lot of people want them.
He was much in ~ as a lecturer in the US.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
7.
If someone or something makes ~s on you, they require you to do things which need a lot of time, energy, or money.
I had no right to make ~s on his time.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR on n
8.
If something is available or happens on ~, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.
...a national commitment to providing treatment on ~ for drug abusers.
PHRASE