require

re·quire  (r-kwr)

tr.v. re·quired, re·quir·ing, re·quires

1. To have as a requisite; need: Most plants require sunlight.

2. To call for as obligatory or appropriate; demand. See Synonyms at demand.

3. To impose an obligation on; compel: Students are required to attend classes.

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[Middle English requiren, from Old French requerre, from Vulgar Latin *requaerere, alteration (influenced by quaerere, to seek) of Latin requrere : re-, re- + quaerere, to seek.]

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re·quira·ble adj.

re·quirer n.

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require [rɪˈkwaɪə]

vb (mainly tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)

1. to have need of; depend upon; want

2. to impose as a necessity; make necessary this work requires precision

3. (also intr) to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation

4. to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command to require someone to account for his actions

[from Old French requerre, from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after, from Latin requīrere to seek to know, but also influenced by quaerere to seek]

requirable  adj

requirer  n

Usage: The use of require to as in I require to see the manager or you require to complete a special form is thought by many people to be incorrect: I need to see the manager; you are required to complete a special form

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	require - 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" necessitate, need, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer" compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
	2.	require - 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" expect, ask demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
	3.	require - make someone do something command order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" requisition - make a formal request for official services nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
	4.	require - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" need, want cry - demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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require

verb

1. need, crave, depend upon, have need of, want, miss, lack, wish, desire, stand in need of A baby requires warmth and physical security.

2. demand, take, involve, call for, entail, necessitate This requires thought, effort, and a certain ruthlessness.

3. order, demand, direct, command, compel, exact, oblige, instruct, call upon, constrain, insist upon The rules require employers to provide safety training.

4. ask, order, bid, command, compel, oblige, instruct, enjoin She was required to take to the stage.

Usage: The use of require to as in I require to see the manager or you require to complete a special form is thought by many people to be incorrect. Useful alternatives are: I need to see the manager and you are required to complete a special form.

Translations

require [rɪˈkwaɪə^r] vt

(= need) [person] → avoir besoin de; [thing, situation] → requérir
Is there anything you require, sir? → Avez-vous besoin de quelque chose, Monsieur?
if required → s'il le faut

(= demand) [job, course, law] → requérir
The job requires a sound knowledge of classical music → Cet emploi requiert une bonne connaissance de la musique classique.
to require sb to do sth → requérir que qn fasse qch
to require sth of sb → requérir qch de qn
to be required [approval, permission] → être requis(e)
What qualifications are required? → Quelles sont les qualifications requises?
required by law → requis(e) par la loi

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require

vt

(= need) → brauchen, benötigen; work, action → erfordern; (= desire) → wünschen, mögen; I have all I require → ich habe alles, was ich brauche; the journey will require 3 hours → man braucht or benötigt 3 Stunden für die Reise; it requires great care → das erfordert große Sorgfalt; it requires repairing → es muss repariert werden; what qualifications are required? → welche Qualifikationen werden verlangt or sind erforderlich?; to be required to do something → etw machen or tun müssen; that is not required → das ist nicht nötig or erforderlich; if you require me → wenn Sie mich benötigen; if required → falls notwendig or erforderlich; when (it is) required → auf Wunsch, wenn es gewünscht wird; as and when required → nach Bedarf; dilute as required → nach Bedarf verdünnen

(= order) → verlangen; to require somebody to do something → von jdm verlangen, dass er etw tut; you are required to report to the boss immediately → Sie sollen sich sofort beim Chef melden; to require something of somebody → etw von jdm verlangen; as required by law → den gesetzlichen Bestimmungen gemäß or entsprechend

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require [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] (frm) vt

a. (subj, YYY, person) → aver bisogno di; (thing, action) → richiedere
it requires careful thought → richiede un attento esame
what qualifications are required? → che requisiti sono richiesti?
if required → se necessario
when required → quando è necessario

b. (demand, order) to require sb to do sth/sth of sb → esigere che qn faccia qc/qc da qn
to require that sth be done → esigere che qc sia fatto
passengers are required to show their tickets → i passeggeri devono esibire i biglietti
required by law → prescritto/a dalla legge

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require [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] (frm) vt

a. (subj, YYY, person) → aver bisogno di; (thing, action) → richiedere
it requires careful thought → richiede un attento esame
what qualifications are required? → che requisiti sono richiesti?
if required → se necessario
when required → quando è necessario

b. (demand, order) to require sb to do sth/sth of sb → esigere che qn faccia qc/qc da qn
to require that sth be done → esigere che qc sia fatto
passengers are required to show their tickets → i passeggeri devono esibire i biglietti
required by law → prescritto/a dalla legge

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require

v require [rəˈkwaiə]

1 to need Is there anything else you require? vereis يَحْتاج нуждая се от potřebovat behøve brauchen χρειάζομαι necesitar, precisar vajama نیاز داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de לִדרוֹש मांगना zahtijevati kíván; szükséges memerlukan þurfa (avere bisogno di) 必要とする 필요로 하다 (kam) reikėti just vajadzību/nepieciešamību perlu nodig hebben trenge, behøve potrzebować desejar a avea nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potrebovati biti potreban behöva ต้องการ istemek, gerekmek 需要 потребувати ضرورت ہونا cần đến 需要

2 to ask, force or order to do something You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me. vereis يَطْلُب، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам požadovat påbyde; kræve verlangen απαιτώ exigir nõudma دستور دادن؛ فرمان دادن vaatia exiger לְהִידַרֵש आदेश देना, इच्छा करना zahtijevano zakonom kér; megkíván; megkövetel menuntut krefjast richiedere, ordinare 要求する 요구하다 reikalauti []prasīt diperlukan vereisen kreve, forlange, påby nakazać, wymagać exigir a cere, a impune требовать(ся) požadovať zahtevati tražiti begära, fordra, kräva บังคับใช้ (กฎหมาย); เรียกร้อง istemek, emretmek 要求 вимагати; наказувати مطالبہ کرنا yêu cầu 要求

n reˈquirement

something that is needed, asked for, ordered etc It is a legal requirement that all cars have brakes which work; Our firm will be able to supply all your requirements. vereistes حاجَه، إحْتِياج، شَرْط، مُتَطَلَّب изискване požadavek krav; behov die Forderung ανάγκη, απαίτηση exigencia nõudmine نیاز؛ شرایط vaatimus exigence דְרִישָׁה अपेक्षा uvjet, zahtjev követelmény tuntutan, syarat krafa, skilyrði esigenza, requisito 要求 필요한 것, 요구되는 것 reikalavimas, reikmė prasība; vajadzība keperluan vereiste, behoefte påbud, krav, behov wymaganie, warunek exigência cerinţă; pretenţie требование; потребность požiadavka zahteva zahtev behov, krav, anspråk สิ่งจำเป็น gereksinim, ihtiyaç 需要，要求 вимога; необхідна умова ضرورت sự yêu cầu 需要

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require → يَتَطْلَب potřebovat kræve benötigen απαιτώ requerir tarvita exiger trebati esigere 必要とする 필요로 하다 nodig hebben trenge wymagać precisar de требовать kräva ต้องการ gerektirmek cần có 需要