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require definition

re·quire (ri kwīr′)

transitive verb required -·quired′, requiring -·quir′·ing

  1. to ask or insist upon, as by right or authority; demand to require obedience
  2. to order; command to require someone to be present
  3. to be in need of; need to require help
  4. to call for as necessary or appropriate work that requires a steady hand
  5. to demand by virtue of a law, regulation, etc. what is required by law
  6. Archaic to ask for; request

Etymology: ME requiren < base of OFr requerre < VL *requaerere, for L requirere < re-, again + quaerere, to ask

intransitive verb

Now Rare to make a demand

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require Synonyms

require

v.

  1. To need

    want, lack, feel the necessity for, have need for; see need.

  2. To insist upon

    demand, oblige, necessitate, obligate, claim, exact, requisition, command, order, dictate, challenge, expect, compel, entail, look for, push for, assert oneself, call for, take no denial; see also ask 1.

require suggests a pressing need, often one inherent in the nature of a thing, or the binding power of rules or laws voters are required to register; demand implies a calling for as due or necessary, connoting a peremptory exercise of authority or an imperative need to demand obedience; claim implies an assertion of one's right to possess something to claim a throne; exact implies a demanding and the enforcing of the demand at the same time to exact a promise of help from her friends, to exact payment by the end of the week See also syn. study at lack.


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require Usage Examples

Object

  • password: If you require a new password please enter your registered email address below.

Present participle complement

  • recharg: Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging.

Used with why or when

  • when: Renovation is required when the old green fails to support both the quality and quantity of play demanded by the golfers.

Infinitive complement

  • submit: It would be required to submit an annual report and accounts before Parliament.

Preposition: in

  • order: What training is required in order to wield such tools intelligently?

Preposition: for

  • purpose: Extensions to the EXPRESS language are required for this purpose.

Preposition: by

  • law: You must be 18 years or older, as required by law, to transact business and purchase items from our site.
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