required
Variant of require
require
definition
re·quire (ri kwīr′)
transitive verb required -·quired′, requiring -·quir′·ing
- to ask or insist upon, as by right or authority; demand to require obedience
- to order; command to require someone to be present
- to be in need of; need to require help
- to call for as necessary or appropriate work that requires a steady hand
- to demand by virtue of a law, regulation, etc. what is required by law
- 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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