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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•quire•ment (ri kwīər′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - that which is required;
a thing demanded or obligatory:One of the requirements of the job is accuracy. - an act or instance of requiring.
- a need or necessity:to meet the requirements of daily life.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Requirement, requisite refer to that which is necessary. A requirement is some quality or performance demanded of a person in accordance with certain fixed regulations:requirements for admission to college.A requisite is not imposed from outside; it is a factor which is judged necessary according to the nature of things, or to the circumstances of the case:Efficiency is a requisite for success in business.Requisite may also refer to a concrete object judged necessary:the requisites for perfect grooming.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged order, command, injunction, directive, demand, claim.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ n - something demanded or imposed as an obligation
- a thing desired or needed
- the act or an instance of requiring
re•quire /rɪˈkwaɪr/USA pronunciation v., -quired, -quir•ing. - to have need of;
need:[~ + object]He requires medical care. - to order (someone) to do something;
demand, esp. with authority: [~ + object + to + verb]The judge required the witness to testify.[~ + that clause]The judge required that the witness testify.[no object]to do as the law requires. - to make necessary:[~ + object]The work required great patience.
- to place (someone) under an obligation to do something:[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object + to + verb]You are required to answer all questions.
re•quire•ment, n. [countable]See -quir-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•quire (ri kwīər′),USA pronunciation v., -quired, -quir•ing. v.t. - to have need of;
need:He requires medical care. - to call on authoritatively;
order or enjoin to do something:to require an agent to account for money spent. - to ask for authoritatively or imperatively;
demand. - to impose need or occasion for;
make necessary or indispensable:The work required infinite patience. - to call for or exact as obligatory;
ordain:The law requires annual income-tax returns. - to place under an obligation or necessity:The situation requires me to take immediate action.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to desire;
wish to have:Will you require tea at four o'clock?
v.i. - to demand;
impose obligation:to do as the law requires.
- Latin requīrere, equivalent. to re- re- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to seek, search for (compare quest)
- Middle English requiren 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See lack.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See demand.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obligate, necessitate.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forgo.
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