different between demander vs desander

English

Alternative forms

• demaunder (obsolete)

Etymology

demand +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

demander (plural demanders)

1. One who demands

Anagrams

• damneder, mandered, redemand, remanded

French

Etymology

From Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demand?re, present active infinitive of demand?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?.m??.de/

Verb

demander

1. (intransitive, followed by à) to ask (a person)

   J'ai demandé à la lune et le soleil ne le sait pas. — I asked the moon and the sun doesn't know about it. (from J'ai demandé à la lune by Indochine)

2. (transitive) to request
3. (reflexive) to wonder

Conjugation

Derived terms

• demande
• demander la lune
• demander la parole
• demandeur
• partir sans demander son reste

Related terms

• commander
• mander

See also

• poser

Further reading

• “demander” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

d?mander

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of d?mand?

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French demander.

Verb

demander

1. to ask

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: demander

Old French

Etymology

From Latin demand?re, present active infinitive of demand?.

Verb

demander

1. to ask

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: to demand
• Middle French: demander
  • French: demander
• Norman: d'màndaïr (Guernsey), d'mander (Jersey)

English

Etymology

desand +? -er

Noun

desander (plural desanders)

1. A piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove sand (defined as particles greater than or equal to 74 microns) from the drilling fluid.

Anagrams

• RED DANES, dreadens, resanded