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require

[ ri-kwahyuhr ]

verb (used with object)

, re·quired, re·quir·ing.
  1. to have need of; need:

    He requires medical care.

  2. to call on authoritatively; order or enjoin to do something:

    to require an agent to account for money spent.

  3. to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand.

    Antonyms: forgo

  4. to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable:

    The work required infinite patience.

  5. to call for or exact as obligatory; ordain:

    The law requires annual income-tax returns.

  6. to place under an obligation or necessity:

    The situation requires me to take immediate action.

    Synonyms: necessitate, obligate

  7. Chiefly British. to desire; wish to have:

    Will you require tea at four o'clock?



verb (used without object)

, re·quired, re·quir·ing.
  1. to demand; impose obligation:

    to do as the law requires.

require

/ rɪˈkwaɪə /

verb

  1. to have need of; depend upon; want
  2. to impose as a necessity; make necessary

    this work requires precision

  3. also intr to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation
  4. to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command

    to require someone to account for his actions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Usage

The use of require to as in I require to see the manager or you require to complete a special form is thought by many people to be incorrect: I need to see the manager; you are required to complete a special form
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Derived Forms

  • reˈquirable, adjective
  • reˈquirer, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·quira·ble adjective
  • re·quirer noun
  • nonre·quira·ble adjective
  • prere·quire verb (used with object) prerequired prerequiring
  • quasi-re·quired adjective
  • unre·quired adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of require1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English requiren, from Latin requīrere, equivalent to re- re- ( def ) + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere “to seek, search for”; quest ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of require1

C14: from Old French requerre , from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after, from Latin requīrere to seek to know, but also influenced by quaerere to seek
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Synonym Study

See demand.
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Example Sentences

Students from lower-risk areas were required to arrive one week before classes began.

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That would still take two decades, and require a lot of workers and money.

It has been revised to require two flips to insert the edge.

The company wasn’t required to keep workers on the payroll or stop returning money to shareholders.

These apps may not charge a maximum APR higher than 36%, including costs or fees and fees, or require payment in full in 60 days or less.

House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.

Limbaugh makes comments like this because his right-wing fans require a non–stop diet of race-baiting red meat.

That makes New York the ninth state to require such coverage.

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.

Bohac said the bill does not require anyone to say “Merry Christmas” if they are not up for it.

The events which succeeded this fortunate capture are too well known to require more than a very brief recapitulation.

While the test is somewhat tedious, all the manipulations are simple and require no apparatus but flasks, test-tubes, and funnels.

We followed the upland past the end of the Stone till we found a slope that didn't require wings for descent.

Are you quite sure,” asked the missionary pointedly, “that you are supplied with everything else that you require?

The terms law and equity are frequently used in the law books and require explanation.

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When To Use

What 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 Thesaurus.com

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