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Questioned vs Demanded - What's the difference?

questioned | demanded |

As verbs the difference between questioned and demanded

is that questioned is (question) while demanded is (demand).

questioned

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(head)
  • (question)

    • question

    English

    (wikipedia question)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
  • * , chapter=4
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions' during my yarn, but every ' question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}
  • A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
  • A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
    • The story is true beyond question .
    He obeyed without question .
  • * Bible, John iii. 25
    • There arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • It is to be to question , whether it be lawful for Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for the propagation of the faith.
  • A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
  • interrogation by torture
  • * Macaulay
    • The Scottish privy council had power to put state prisoners to the question .
  • (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
    • Made she no verbal question ? Shakespeare King Lear ca. 1606

    Synonyms

    * inquiry, enquiry, query, subject, topic, problem, issue, consideration, interrogation, doubt, motion, proposition, proposal

    Derived terms

    * a question of * begging the question * beyond question * bonus question * call into question * chicken-or-egg question * closed-ended question * cross-question * essay question * federal question * in question * indirect question * frequently asked questions/FAQ * leading question * loaded question * multiple-choice question * no questions asked * open question * open-ended question * out of the question * pop the question * previous question * questionable * questionist * questionless * questionnaire * question mark * question-master * question sheet * question time * reverse question * rhetorical question * scaled question * tag question * toss-up question * West Lothian question * yes-no question

    Related terms

    * query * quest

    Verb

  • To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • He that questioneth much shall learn much.
  • To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
  • (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I pray you, think you question with the Jew.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * questioner

    See also

    * answer * ask * interrogative

    References

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    demanded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (demand)

    • Anagrams

    *

    demand

    English

    Alternative forms

    * demaund, demaunde (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The desire to purchase goods and services.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand' for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the ' demand .}}
  • (economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
  • A need.
  • A claim for something.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • A requirement.
  • An urgent request.
  • An order.
  • (electricity supply) A measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.

    • Usage notes

    One can also make demands on someone. * See for uses and meaning of demand collocated with these words.

    Synonyms

    * (a requirement) imposition

    Derived terms

    * demand-driven * in demand * on demand

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To request forcefully.
  • To claim a right to something.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Obama goes troll-hunting , passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}
  • To ask forcefully for information.
  • To require of someone.
  • (legal) To issue a summons to court.

    • Synonyms

    * * (ask strongly)

    Anagrams

    * * English control verbs English reporting verbs