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require

[ ri-kwahyuhr ]

verb (used with object)

required, requiring.
  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:

  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: ,

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

    Will you require tea at four o'clock?



verb (used without object)

required, requiring.
  1. to demand; impose obligation:

    to do as the law requires.

require

/ ɪˈɲɪə /

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

  • ˈܾ, adjective
  • ˈܾ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܾa· adjective
  • ·ܾİ noun
  • non·ܾa· adjective
  • r·ܾ verb (used with object) prerequired prerequiring
  • ܲȴ-·ܾ adjective
  • ܲr·ܾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of require1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English requiren, from Latin ī, equivalent to re- re- ( def ) + -ī, combining form of quaerere “to seek, search for”; quest ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of require1

C14: from Old French requerre , from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after, from Latin ī 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

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“I wonder why is it that life always requires us to overcome so much grief, suffering and all that other cr*p?” a woman’s voice asks.

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Leaders Liverpool require only 11 points from their remaining eight games - starting with Fulham on Sunday - to guarantee themselves the title.

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The potential for injury requiring medical intervention for rodeo athletes is high, a study published in the Kansas Journal of Medicine said.

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I have 38 of the 40 credits required in order to qualify.

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However, Wharton was managing a groin issue at the beginning of this season which then required surgery, keeping him out for two months and missing 14 Premier League games.

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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 .

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