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require

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As a verb, require means demand, to insist upon (having).

Meanings of require

6 meanings

verb

To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
To demand of (someone) to do something.
Require as useful, just, or proper
“It takes nerve to do what she did”
“success usually requires hard work”
“This job asks a lot of patience and skill”
Similar: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, take, involve
Consider obligatory; request and expect
“We require our secretary to be on time”
“Aren't we asking too much of these children?”
“I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons”
Similar: ask, expect

Older and rare meanings (1)

obsoleteTo ask (someone) for something; to request.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: require as useful, just, or proper

necessitate ask postulate need take involve call for demand

verb: consider obligatory; request and expect

verb: make someone do something

verb: have need of

Words that rhyme with require

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