Definisi : vt 1. ask for with great insistence, mendesak (+ approp v); (for what one believes to be o’s rights) menuntut; (in requests in the first person) mahu, hendak: she ~ed that she be told what really happened, dia mendesak supaya dia diberitahu apa yg sebenarnya berlaku; the teacher ~ed an explanation, guru itu mendesak supaya dia diberi penjelasan; the estate workers have been ~ing better working conditions, pekerja estet menuntut suasana kerja yg lebih baik; I ~ to see the supervisor, saya hendak berjumpa dgn penyelia; 2. require, memerlukan: this post ~s a knowledge of several languages, jawatan ini memerlukan pengetahuan beberapa bahasa; this matter ~s the committee’s urgent attention, perkara ini memerlukan perhatian yg segera jawatankuasa itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : in ~, a. popular, popular, (amat) digemari: Japanese cars are in great ~, kereta-kereta Jepun amat digemari; he’s in great ~ as a guest artiste, dia amat popular sbg artis jemputan; b. required, diperlukan: palm oil is in great ~, minyak kelapa sawit amat diperlukan; make great ~s on, a. (so.) terlalu banyak mendesak drpd [sso]; b. (o’s time) terlalu banyak mengambil: the job makes great ~s on my time, kerja itu terlalu banyak mengambil masa saya; on ~, atas permintaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. peremptory request, desakan; (for what one believes to be o’s rights) tuntutan: a child’s ~ for attention, desakan seorang anak utk mendapat perhatian; all ~s for payment of the bill were ignored, semua tuntutan bayaran tdk dipedulikan; the union’s ~s are quite reasonable, tuntutan-tuntutan kesatuan itu agak wajar; 2. urgent, pressing claim, tuntutan, desakan: the ~s on o’s time, tuntutan thdp masa sso; 3. (econ) permintaan: supply and ~, penawaran dan permintaan; the ~ for skilled labour, permintaan utk pekerja-pekerja mahir; ~ curve, keluk permintaan; ~ price, harga permintaan; ~ schedule, jadual permintaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)