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1. (v.t.) require
to have need of; need:
He requires medical care.
2. require
to order or enjoin to do something:
to require a witness to testify.
3. require
to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand.
4. require
to make necessary or indispensable:
The work required infinite patience.
5. require
to place under an obligation:
The situation requires me to take immediate action.
6. (v.i.) require
to impose an obligation; demand:
to do as the law requires.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L requīrere=re-re - +-quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to seek, search for (cf. quest ))
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| Definition of 'require' |
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1. (verb) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
2. (verb) ask, require, expect
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"
3. (verb) command, require
make someone do something
4. (verb) want, need, require
have need of
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
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1. (verb) require
to make necessary or essential
a position that requires excellent communication skills
2. require
(of a rule or law) to make people do sth
The law requires passengers to fasten their seat belts.; required reading for the class
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1. (verb) require
to demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property
2. (verb) require
to demand or exact as indispensable; to need
3. (verb) require
to ask as a favor; to request
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Sense: to need
Is there anything else you require?
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 Afrikaans: vereis |
 Arabic: يَحْتاج |
 Bulgarian: нуждая се от |
 Brazilian: desejar |
 Czech: potřebovat |
 German: brauchen |
 Danish: behøve |
 Greek: χρειάζομαι |
 Spanish: necesitar, precisar |
 Estonian: vajama |
 Farsi: نیاز داشتن |
 Finnish: tarvita |
 French: avoir besoin de |
 Hebrew: לִדרוֹש |
 Hindi: मांगना |
 Croatian: zahtijevati |
 Hungarian: kíván; szükséges |
 Indonesian: memerlukan |
 Icelandic: þurfa |
 Italian: (avere bisogno di) |
 Japanese: 必要とする |
 Korean: 필요로 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (kam) reikėti |
 Latvian: just vajadzību/nepiecieša |
 Malay: perlu |
 Dutch: nodig hebben |
 Norwegian: trenge, behøve |
 Polish: potrzebować |
 Persian: نیاز داشتن |
 Pashto: غوښتل، مجبورول: په كار لر |
 Portuguese: desejar |
 Romanian: a avea nevoie de |
 Russian: нуждаться |
 Slovak: potrebovať |
 Slovenian: potrebovati |
 Serbian: biti potreban |
 Swedish: behöva |
 Thai: ต้องการ |
 Turkish: istemek, gerekmek |
 Taiwanese: 需要 |
 Ukrainian: потребувати |
 Urdu: ضرورت ہونا |
 Vietnamese: cần đến |
 Chinese: 需要 |
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