eisen

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to demand
2. (transitive) to claim
3. (transitive) to require

Noun

plural of eis

Concepts

demand

require

postulate

claim

ask

request

ask for

desire

call

inquire

exact

claims

demand from

insist

beg

bespeak

call for

necessitate

reclaim

want

whinge

Hyphenated as

ei‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛi̯sə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eischen, from Old Dutch *eiskon, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn.

Sentences

Een groot land mag aan een kleiner land geen buitensporige eisen stellen .

A smaller country must not be swamped by a larger country.

De milieubeweging moet haar eisen over het stoppen van de visvangst intrekken .

The environmental movement should get around to withdrawing its demands for an end to fishing.