Definitions for REQUIRED
re·quired

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 6 votes

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

2. compulsory, mandatory, requiredadjective

   required by rule

   "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

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1. required

   Required refers to something that is made necessary or is demanded by circumstances, law, rule, regulation or by a particular situation. It usually implies that there will be consequences for non-compliance or not fulfilling the stated necessary condition or task.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. Required

   of Require

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. required

   For a specific purpose.

   They required passports to travel abroad.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

2. ---

   requiredverb

   Verb form of the word require.

   They required many people to prepare the field for the wedding, all gathered and it was completed efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REQUIRED' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #645

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REQUIRED' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2094

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REQUIRED' in Adjectives Frequency: #609

How to pronounce REQUIRED?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REQUIRED in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REQUIRED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of REQUIRED in a Sentence

1. Chair Mary Jo White:

   It is not enough ... to simply identify, monitor and evaluate, a broader set of proactive initiatives is required to help ensure that our regulatory program is fully addressing the increasingly complex portfolio composition and operations of today’s asset management industry.

2. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.

3. Bill Shine:

   And I'm sure you heard the rumor that Barack Obama couldn't get a security clearance required to work for the FBI or CIA, and I want to know if this is true. I mean I'm just a little housewife at home, living my life, taking care of my children. But I'm concerned if we're going to have a president that could not pass a security clearance. Especially, aren't we in a war against terrorism? Aren't we, like, fighting terrorists? So why wouldn't we have a security check for a man who's going to run the country? And I mean not just Barack Obama, but what about our senators, our congresspeople? Do they go through the same security background check as a CIA person would have to go through? I never thought about this.

4. Santee Cooper:

   Santee Cooper has offered Century everything...but in the end Century's leadership consistently required a deal that would unfairly increase costs to our other customers.

5. Lazarus Chakwera:

   In the circumstances, it is clear that we have a flooding problem in the country which has affected a considerable number of our fellow citizens, since most of the areas are inaccessible and considering the large number of displaced households, additional resources are required to provide assistance to all the affected people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REQUIRED