require

verb

re·quire ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r How to pronounce require (audio)

required; requiring

transitive verb

: to claim or ask for by right and authority

archaic : request

: to call for as suitable or appropriate

the occasion requires formal dress

: to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for

all living beings require food

: to impose a compulsion or command on : compel

chiefly British : to feel or be obliged

—used with a following infinitive

one does not require to be a specialist

Elizabeth Bowen

intransitive verb

archaic : ask

Example Sentences

the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

Recent Examples on the Web Because of the backpack and removable battery, this leaf blower may require more creative storage than a handheld leaf blower.

Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part.

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 The second question may require several economics degrees and a crystal ball to resolve; but there are plenty of clues in Truss's background and career to date to make a stab at the first.

Rosa Prince, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Getting one of these may require drinking a little and enjoying your moments.

Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part.

Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part.

Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Controlling inflation may still require a broader economic slowdown.

Matt Grossman, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 California may require fast food chains to pay their workers more.

Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

require

verb

as in to need

to have as a requirement the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

need
want
take
involve
necessitate
demand
warrant
claim
call for
challenge
entail
ask
beg
lack
bear
insist
stipulate
enjoin
exact
quest
cry (for)
clamor (for)
press
hurt (for)
command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

have
hold
possess
own

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of require are claim, demand, and exact. While all these words mean "to ask or call for something as due or as necessary," require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation.

the patient requires constant attention

The synonyms claim and require are sometimes interchangeable, but claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right.

claimed the right to manage his own affairs

While the synonyms demand and require are close in meaning, demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands.

demanded payment of the debt

In some situations, the words exact and require are roughly equivalent. However, exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands.

exacts absolute loyalty

单词	require
释义	require verb re·quire ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r required; requiring transitive verb 1 a : to claim or ask for by right and authority b archaic : request 2 a : to call for as suitable or appropriate the occasion requires formal dress b : to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for all living beings require food 3 : to impose a compulsion or command on : compel 4 chiefly British : to feel or be obliged —used with a following infinitive one does not require to be a specialist Elizabeth Bowen intransitive verb archaic : ask Synonyms bear challenge claim demand necessitate need take want warrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the toy requires four batteries, which are not included Recent Examples on the Web Because of the backpack and removable battery, this leaf blower may require more creative storage than a handheld leaf blower. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 The second question may require several economics degrees and a crystal ball to resolve; but there are plenty of clues in Truss's background and career to date to make a stab at the first. Rosa Prince, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Getting one of these may require drinking a little and enjoying your moments. Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Keeping both relationships positive may require some discretion and healthy boundaries on your part. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Controlling inflation may still require a broader economic slowdown. Matt Grossman, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 California may require fast food chains to pay their workers more. Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English requeren, from Anglo-French requere, from Vulgar Latin requaerere to seek for, need, require, alteration of Latin requirere, from re-* + quaerere to seek, ask First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition require verb re·quire ri-ˈkwīr required; requiring 1 : to have a need for This trick requires skill. 2 : order entry 1 sense 2, command The law requires drivers to wear seat belts. require verb as in to need to have as a requirement the toy requires four batteries, which are not included Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance need want take involve necessitate demand warrant claim call for challenge entail ask beg lack bear insist stipulate enjoin exact quest cry (for) clamor (for) press hurt (for) command Antonyms & Near Antonyms have hold possess own Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of require are claim, demand, and exact. While all these words mean "to ask or call for something as due or as necessary," require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation. the patient requires constant attention The synonyms claim and require are sometimes interchangeable, but claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right. claimed the right to manage his own affairs While the synonyms demand and require are close in meaning, demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands. demanded payment of the debt In some situations, the words exact and require are roughly equivalent. However, exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands. exacts absolute loyalty
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