Definitions for require
rɪˈkwaɪərre·quire

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand(verb)

   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. ask, require, expect(verb)

   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. command, require(verb)

   make someone do something

4. want, need, require(verb)

   have need of

   "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. require(Verb)

   To ask (someone) for something; to request.

2. require(Verb)

   To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

3. require(Verb)

   Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.

4. require(Verb)

   To demand of (someone) to do something.

Origin: From requerre (French: requérir), from *, from requiro.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Require(verb)

   to demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property

2. Require(verb)

   to demand or exact as indispensable; to need

3. Require(verb)

   to ask as a favor; to request

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Require

   rē-kwīr′, v.t. to ask: to demand: to need: to exact: to direct.—adj. Requir′able, that may be required: fit or proper to be required.—ns. Require′ment, act of requiring: claim: demand; Requir′er; Requir′ing. [Fr.,—L. requirĕre.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'require' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1484

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'require' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2772

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'require' in Verbs Frequency: #76

How to pronounce require?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of require in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of require in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of require in a Sentence

1. David Joseph Schwartz:

   All great achievements require time.

2. Andrew Bailey:

   It does not require a location policy.

3. President Obama:

   It will require some creative negotiations.

4. Oscar Levant:

   I am no more humble than my talents require.

5. Horatio Nelson:

   Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.

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