Demanding definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention. He found he could no longer cope with his demanding job. It is a demanding role and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'demanding'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× demanding (dɪmɑːndɪŋ ,-mænd- ) 1. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ademandingjobortaskrequiresalotofyourtime,energy,orattention. Hefoundhecouldnolongercopewithhisdemandingjob. Itisademandingroleandsheneedstoworkhardatit. 2. adjective Peoplewhoaredemandingarenoteasilysatisfiedorpleased. Rickywasaverydemandingchild. HerbosswasverydemandingbutappreciativeofChristina'stalents. MoreSynonymsofdemanding COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof demanding Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'demanding' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'demanding' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'boda-boda' HindiTranslationof'demanding' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency demandinginBritishEnglish (dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ ) adjective requiringgreatpatience,skill,etc ademandingjob CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdemandingly(deˈmandingly)adverb WordFrequency demandinginAmericanEnglish (dɪˈmændɪŋ ) adjective makingdifficultorirksomedemandsonone'sresources,patience,energy,etc. Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdemandingly(deˈmandingly) adverb WordFrequency demandinginAmericanEnglish (dɪˈmændɪŋ,-ˈmɑːn-) adjective1. requiringorclaimingmorethanisgenerallyfeltbyotherstobedue ademandingteacher 2. callingforintensiveeffortorattention;taxing ademandingjob Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsdemandinglyadverb Wordorigin[1520–30;demand+-ing2] Examplesof'demanding'inasentence demanding TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Othershavereportedlybeenforcedtocarryoutdemandingphysicaltasks.TheGuardian(2016)Athletesaredemandingchangeandchangeiscoming.TheGuardian(2018)Hashebeendemandingtoapointthathassometimesledtoexasperation?TheGuardian(2020)Supplychainsarealsoincreasinglydemandingsustainablepracticesfromtheirpartners.TheGuardian(2021)Theworldisnolongercryingoutforchangebutdemandingit.TheGuardian(2020)Topmanagementdoesnottherebybecomelessimportantnordoesitsjobbecomelessdemanding.PeterF.DruckerMANAGINGFORRESULTS(1986)Thattaskisalotmoredemandingintheeurozone.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Shecanbeverydemandingandhardtolivewith.TheSun(2009)Itisasifhewantstoplaywithabsolutefreedom,butthatisamoredemandingtaskthanheimagined.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Therewasastrongcamaraderiewhichlargelyignoredageandrankandstemmedfromsharedexperience,righttothetop,oflonelyanddemandingwork.Times,SundayTimes(2012) COBUILDCollocations demanding  demandingcourse demandingenvironment demandingnature demandingposition demandingprofession demandingrole demandingschedule demandingstandard demandingtask demandingtest demandingwork physicallydemanding Showmore... Trendsof demanding Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages demanding BritishEnglish:demanding /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ADJECTIVEAdemandingjobrequiresalotoftime,energy,orattention.Hecouldnolongercopewithhisdemandingjob.AmericanEnglish:demanding /dɪˈmændɪŋ/Arabic:شاقّ BrazilianPortuguese:exigente Chinese:要求高的 Croatian:zahtjevan Czech:náročný Danish:krævende Dutch:veeleisend EuropeanSpanish:exigente Finnish:vaativa French:exigeant German:fordernd Greek:απαιτητικός Italian:esigente Japanese:要求の厳しい Korean:지나치게요구하는 Norwegian:krevende Polish:wymagający EuropeanPortuguese:exigente Romanian:solicitantRussian:затратный LatinAmericanSpanish:exigente Swedish:krävande Thai:ซึ่งเรียกร้องมากTurkish:zahmetli Ukrainian:вимогливийVietnamese:đòihỏikhắtkhe Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically demanding demand-pullinflation demand-side demandant demanding demandingboss demandingcourse demandingenvironment AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof demanding demand demandingboss demandingrole demandingtask demandingtest Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofdemandingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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