Phrase guide

in demand

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Sought-after; popular; coveted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 搶手 /抢手 (qiǎngshǒu) — sought-after
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有需要的 (yǒu xūyào de) — sought-after
  • Danish: efterspurgt — sought-after
  • Danish: ombejlet — sought-after
  • Finnish: kysytty — sought-after
  • Finnish: kurantti — sought-after
  • French: être très demandé — sought-after
  • French: recherché — sought-after
  • German: gesucht — sought-after
  • German: begehrt — sought-after
  • German: hoch im Kurs — sought-after
  • Italian: conteso — sought-after
  • Italian: pregiato — sought-after
  • Italian: gettonato — sought-after
  • Italian: ricercato — sought-after
  • Italian: richiesto — sought-after
  • Italian: ambito — sought-after
  • Japanese: 需要がある (juyō ga aru) — sought-after
  • Japanese: 人気がある (ninki ga aru) — sought-after
  • Korean: 수요가 있다 (suyo-ga itda) — sought-after
  • Korean: 인기가 있다 (in'gi-ga itda) — sought-after
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ettertraktet — sought-after
  • Polish: rozchwytywany — sought-after
  • Polish: pożądany — sought-after
  • Portuguese: em demanda — sought-after
  • Russian: востре́бованный (vostrébovannyj) — sought-after
  • Russian: иско́мый (iskómyj) — sought-after
  • Russian: жела́нный (želánnyj) — sought-after
  • Russian: тре́буемый (trébujemyj) — sought-after
  • Russian: популя́рный (populjárnyj) — sought-after
  • Russian: по́льзующийся спро́сом (pólʹzujuščijsja sprósom) — sought-after
  • Spanish: cotizado — sought-after
  • Spanish: codiciado — sought-after
  • Spanish: solicitado — sought-after
  • Swedish: eftersökt — sought-after
  • Swedish: efterfrågad — sought-after
  • Swedish: eftertraktad — sought-after
  • Ukrainian: популярний (populjarnyj) — sought-after
  • Ukrainian: той, що користується попитом (toj, ščo korystujetʹsja popytom) — sought-after
  • Vietnamese: bán chạy — sought-after
  • Vietnamese: đắt hàng — sought-after