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

Verb

[-quiring, -quired]

1. to need

2. to be a necessary condition: the decision requires a logical common-sense approach

3. to insist upon

4. to order or command: family doctors are required to produce annual reports [Latin requirere to seek to know]

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" 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

verb 2. demand, take, involve, call for, entail, necessitate

verb 3. order, demand, direct, command, compel, exact, oblige, instruct, call upon, constrain, insist upon

verb 4. ask, enjoin

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 [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] vt (= need) [person] → necesitar, tener necesidad de: [thing, situation] → exigir, requerir (= want); pedir (= demand); insistir en que;

to require sb to do sth/sth of sb → exigir que algn haga algo;

what qualifications are required? → ¿qué títulos se requieren?;

required by law → requerido por la ley

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require [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] vt (= need) (subj) [person] → avoir besoin de: [thing, situation] → nécessiter, demander (= want); exiger (= order);

to require sb to do sth/sth of sb → exiger que qn fasse qch/qch de qn;

if required → s'il le faut;

what qualifications are required? → quelles sont les qualifications requises?;

required by law → requis par la loi

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require [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] vt (need) → benötigen: (situation) → erfordern;

(demand) → verlangen;

to require sb to do sth → von jdm verlangen, etw zu tun;

if required → falls nötig;

what qualifications are required? → welche Qualifikationen werden verlangt?;

required by law → gesetzlich vorgeschrieben

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require [rɪˈkwaɪəʳ] vt (= need) [person] → aver bisogno di: [+ thing, situation]; richiedere (= want); volere; esigere (= order); obbligare;

to require sb to do sth/sth of sb → esigere che qn faccia qc/qc da qn;

what qualifications are required? → che requisiti ci vogliono?;

required by law → prescritto dalla legge;

if required → in caso di bisogno