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require
[ ri-kwahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
- to have need of; need:
He requires medical care.
- to call on authoritatively; order or enjoin to do something:
to require an agent to account for money spent.
- to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand.
Antonyms:
- to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable:
The work required infinite patience.
- to call for or exact as obligatory; ordain:
The law requires annual income-tax returns.
- to place under an obligation or necessity:
The situation requires me to take immediate action.
Synonyms: ,
- Chiefly British. to desire; wish to have:
Will you require tea at four o'clock?
verb (used without object)
- to demand; impose obligation:
to do as the law requires.
require
/ ɪˈɲɪə /
verb
- to have need of; depend upon; want
- to impose as a necessity; make necessary
this work requires precision
- also intr to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation
- to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command
to require someone to account for his actions
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈܾ, adjective
- ˈܾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ܾa· adjective
- ·ܾİ noun
- non·ܾa· adjective
- r·ܾ verb (used with object) prerequired prerequiring
- ܲȴ-·ܾ adjective
- ܲr·ܾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of require1
Word History and Origins
Origin of require1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“But Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”
But on Monday food that does not require electricity to heat or prepare it were in demand.
Better preparation can limit the damage by making the country more resilient, but the CCC says this is not happening at anywhere near the required pace.
“That really requires acting,” Pointer told The Times, “because instead of having known him for 43 years, I have to pretend — and so does he — that we haven’t seen each other since we were 18.”
It also requires the Border Patrol to submit detailed documentation of any stops or warrantless arrests in the Central Valley, and show clear guidance and training for agents on the law.
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are other ways to say require?
To require something is to have a need for it or to ask for it authoritatively. How does require compare to synonyms want, need, and lack? Find out on .
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