fordern

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to demand, ask
2. (transitive,weak) to claim
3. (transitive,weak) to require
4. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to challenge

Concepts

demand

claim

request

ask

require

ask for

postulate

exact

invite

beg

arrogate

reclaim

inquire

demand money

extort

pester

sue

insist

pray

charge

claim back

bid

solicit

order

bespeak

call

call for

desire

necessitate

want

whinge

Hyphenated as

for‧dern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔʁdəʁn/

Etymology

From Middle High German vodern/vordern, from Old High German fordarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ(a)rōn. More at vorder.