Take vs Demand - What's the Difference?

Demand

Take

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an urgent or peremptory request
  • the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
  • the act of demanding
  • a condition requiring relief
  • required activity
Definition as Noun
  • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
  • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Definition as Verb
  • request urgently and forcefully
  • lay legal claim to
  • summon to court
  • ask to be informed of
  • claim as due or just
  • require as useful, just, or proper
Definition as Verb
  • carry out
  • take into one's possession
  • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
  • experience or feel or submit to
  • take by force
  • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
  • be seized or affected in a specified way
  • buy, select
  • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
  • develop a habit
  • obtain by winning
  • receive willingly something given or offered
  • make use of or accept for some purpose
  • admit into a group or community
  • be designed to hold or take
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
  • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • occupy or take on
  • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  • have with oneself; have on one's person
  • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • lay claim to; as of an idea
  • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  • be capable of holding or containing
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
  • proceed along in a vehicle
  • assume, as of positions or roles
  • make a film or photograph of something
  • get into one's hands, take physically
  • have sex with; archaic use
  • take somebody somewhere
  • be a student of a certain subject
  • engage for service under a term of contract
  • head into a specified direction
  • require as useful, just, or proper
  • require (time or space)
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • accept or undergo, often unwillingly
  • receive or obtain regularly

Examples

  • "his demands for attention were unceasing"
  • "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
  • "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
  • "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
  • "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
  • "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
  • "I demand an explanation"
  • "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
  • "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
  • "the average return was about 5%"
  • "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
  • "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
  • "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
  • "take a test"; "take the plunge"
  • "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
  • "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
  • "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
  • "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
  • "take shelter from the storm"
  • "He took to visiting bars"
  • "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
  • "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
  • "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
  • "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
  • "This surface will not take the dye"
  • "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "take a swipe at one's opponent"
  • "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
  • "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
  • "Bring me the box from the other room"; "take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
  • "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
  • "take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
  • "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
  • "She took credit for the whole idea"
  • "take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
  • "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
  • "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
  • "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
  • "We drive the turnpike to work"
  • "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
  • "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
  • "take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
  • "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
  • "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
  • "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
  • "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
  • "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
  • "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
  • "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
  • "We took a pay cut"
  • "We take the Times every day"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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