ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEMAND
From Anglo-French demaunder, from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, from Latin: to commit to, from de- + mandāre to command, entrust.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMAND
PRESENT
Present
I demand
you demand
he/she/it demands
we demand
you demand
they demand
Present continuous
I am demanding
you are demanding
he/she/it is demanding
we are demanding
you are demanding
they are demanding
Present perfect
I have demanded
you have demanded
he/she/it has demanded
we have demanded
you have demanded
they have demanded
Present perfect continuous
I have been demanding
you have been demanding
he/she/it has been demanding
we have been demanding
you have been demanding
they have been demanding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I demanded
you demanded
he/she/it demanded
we demanded
you demanded
they demanded
Past continuous
I was demanding
you were demanding
he/she/it was demanding
we were demanding
you were demanding
they were demanding
Past perfect
I had demanded
you had demanded
he/she/it had demanded
we had demanded
you had demanded
they had demanded
Past perfect continuous
I had been demanding
you had been demanding
he/she/it had been demanding
we had been demanding
you had been demanding
they had been demanding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will demand
you will demand
he/she/it will demand
we will demand
you will demand
they will demand
Future continuous
I will be demanding
you will be demanding
he/she/it will be demanding
we will be demanding
you will be demanding
they will be demanding
Future perfect
I will have demanded
you will have demanded
he/she/it will have demanded
we will have demanded
you will have demanded
they will have demanded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been demanding
you will have been demanding
he/she/it will have been demanding
we will have been demanding
you will have been demanding
they will have been demanding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would demand
you would demand
he/she/it would demand
we would demand
you would demand
they would demand
Conditional continuous
I would be demanding
you would be demanding
he/she/it would be demanding
we would be demanding
you would be demanding
they would be demanding
Conditional perfect
I would have demand
you would have demand
he/she/it would have demand
we would have demand
you would have demand
they would have demand
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been demanding
you would have been demanding
he/she/it would have been demanding
we would have been demanding
you would have been demanding
they would have been demanding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you demand
we let´s demand
you demand
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
demanding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMAND»
The term «demand» is very widely used and occupies the
3.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «DEMAND»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
demand.
Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress.
Big swings in the wholesale price of electricity are not unusual in the summer, when high demand taxes generators' ability to supply power.
Our demand for meat, dairy and refined carbohydrates - the world consumes one billion cans or bottles of Coke a day - our demand for these things, not our need, our want - drives us to consume way more calories than are good for us.
The U.S. uses most of its oil for transportation. We can limit U.S. demand for oil by requiring automakers to use the technology that already exists to improve fuel economy - technology that the automakers refuse to bring into the market despite societal demand.
As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't keep up with their promise. Education didn't prepare them for this new world. Jobs went overseas.
If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with our own company.
Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule and principle, by which majorities alone shall decide in Parliamentary elections, shall not be violated.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the cause of which, ever active though unseen, is found in the demands made by our senses, which always in their turns demand to be occupied.
Have you ever played a video game that didn't have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.
In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMAND»
Discover the use of
demand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
demand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It
From the Hardcover edition.
Adrian Slywotzky, Karl Weber, 2011
2
Demand-Driven Forecasting: A Structured Approach to Forecasting
From a review of the most basic forecasting methods, to the most advanced time-series methods, and innovative techniques in use today, this guide defines demand-driven forecasting, uniquely offering a fundamental understanding of the ...
Charles W. Chase, Jr., 2009
3
Managing the
Demand-Supply Chain: Value Innovations for ...
Special features of Managing the Demand-Supply Chain include: The best thinking from acknowledged leaders in the field An extended case study of Nokia's successful demand chain management implementation Numerous sidebars detailing real ...
William E. Hoover, Jr., Eero Eloranta, Jan Holmström, 2002
4
Adobe Photoshop CS6 on
Demand
This is the eBook version of the print title.
Perspection Inc., Steve Johnson, 2012
5
Print-on-
demand Book Publishing: A New Approach To Printing ...
This book details the new method with which authors and publishers alike can use POD to cut costs and increase profits, while reaching new readers through the magic of Internet marketing.
6
Telecommunications
Demand in Theory and Practice
This new book also includes a comprehensive bibliography with over 500 entries related to telecommunications demand and pricing.
7
The Theory of
Demand for Health Insurance
"--Michael Chernew, University of Michigan "This is a compelling and modern treatment of the demand for health insurance written by a leader in the field. The book is concise yet comprehensive, carefully researched, and clear.
8
Service Parts Management:
Demand Forecasting and Inventory ...
Service Parts Management first focuses on intermittent demand forecasting and then on the management of service parts inventories.
Nezih Altay, Lewis A. Litteral, 2011
Presents step-by-step instructions on using Adobe Muse, covering such topics as creating and managing a website page, customizing prebuilt slideshow and composition widgets, pinning graphics to the browser, and applying effects.
10
The
Demand for Money: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches
The most comprehensive textbook available on the money demand function and its role in modern macroeconomics, this book takes a microeconomic- and aggregation-theoretic approach to the topic and presents empirical evidence using state-of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMAND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
demand is used in the context of the following news items.
India: Land in demand
A woman and her daughter collect cow dung — to be used as cooking fuel — near a Kolkata building site. Narendra Modi is trying to overhaul ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Taco Bell Teams Up With DoorDash To Bite Into On-Demand Delivery
... Taco Bell's VP of Innovation and On Demand, and her colleagues joined DoorDash's team of “dashers” to deliver food for the day. “They got ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Renowned trader sees 'phenomenal' demand in US, Asia ending oil …
HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Oil's collapse is sending demand in the U.S. and Asia “on a tear” that will push prices up this year and into 2016, ... «WorldOil, Jul 15»
Greece Requests Three-Year Bailout in First Step Toward Meeting …
The letter is a first step toward fulfilling a demand by international creditors to come up with tougher measures in return for desperately needed ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Reddit rival Voat buckles under demand
Voat - a Swiss rival to the news site Reddit - is struggling to cope with its new found popularity. The platform has experienced a surge in visitors, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
PC Demand May See Q3 Crash
Conversations with the PC supply chain last week indicate a subseasonal outlook for PC end-demand in the third quarter, despite Microsoft's ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
Chinese ADRs continue to fall; hedging demand soars
July 8 The weeks long tumble in the Chinese stock market is continuing to spill over into China-focused exchange traded funds and ADRs in ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Rising electricity demand could be here to stay
Over the past five years, electricity demand has fallen in Australia. That's good news for the climate: falling demand has helped reduce ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
Foo Fighters demand bullshit terms from concert photographers
Foo Fighters demand bullshit terms from concert photographers. By Cory Doctorow at 3:00 pm Tue, Jul 7, 2015 ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
Andy Hall: Global Oil Demand To Be Higher Than Many Expect
“Low prices really do cure low prices and it's not just on the demand side of the equation either. Supply will inevitably be affected by the 40 to ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
