verlangen

Definitions of verlangen
  1. verb
    request urgently and forcefully
    synonyms: fordern, postulieren, rannehmen
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    abverlangen
    consider obligatory; request and expect
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    anhalten, anrufen, ansprechen, ansuchen, aufrufen, ausbitten, befragen, bitten, erbitten, fragen
    express the need or desire for; ask for
  2. verb
    feel or have a desire for; want strongly
    synonyms: begehren, erheischen, wollen
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    begehren, dürsten, gelüsten, hungern, lechzen, schielen, schmachten
    have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
    hoffen
    be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
    wollen, wünschen
    hope for; have a wish
    belieben, sein, wollen, wünschen
    have an inclination for something or some activity
    dürsten, hungern, lechzen
    have a strong sexual desire for
    ersehnen, fliegen, sehnen
    desire strongly or persistently
    suchen
    try to get or reach
    ersehnen
    have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    erhoffen, erwünschen, wünschen
    expect and wish
  3. verb
    have or feel a need for
    synonyms: mögen, sollen
  4. verb
    demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
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    verwirken
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
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    zuschreiben
    make undue claims to having
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    anhalten, anrufen, ansprechen, ansuchen, aufrufen, ausbitten, befragen, bitten, erbitten, fragen
    express the need or desire for; ask for
  5. verb
    require as useful, just, or proper
    synonyms: beanspruchen, benötigen, brauchen, erfordern, gehören, kosten
    nehmen
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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    ausschalten
    do away with
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    nehmen
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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