Require - Expect - Insist - Ask
These words all mean to say that sb should do or have sth.
Demand to ask for sth very firmly; to say very firmly that sb should have or do sth: She demanded an immediate explanation.
Require (often passive) (rather formal) to make sb do or have sth, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or standards: All candidates will be required to take a short test.
Expect to demand that sb should do, have or be sth, especially because it is their duty or responsibility: I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
Insist to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth: I didn’t want to go but he insisted. | We insist on the highest standards at all times.
Ask to expect or demand sth: You're asking too much of him.
DEMAND, EXPECT OR ASK?
Ask is not as strong as demand or expect, both of which can be more like a command.
PATTERNS
*to demand/require/expect/ask sth of/from sb
*to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that...
*to require/expect/ask sb to do sth
*a to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
*to be too much to expect/ask
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