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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•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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