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re·quired  (r-kwrd)
adj.
1. Needed; essential: missing several required parts.
2. Obligatory: required reading.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.required - necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"
needed, needful, requisite
necessary - absolutely essential
2.required - required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
compulsory, mandatory
obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
required
adjective obligatory, prescribed, compulsory, mandatory, needed, set, demanded, necessary, called for, essential, recommended, vital, unavoidable, requisite, de rigueur (French) << OPPOSITE optional
Translations
required [riˈkwaɪəd] adj → requis(e) → voulu(e)
required [rɪˈkwaɪəd] require adj → erforderlich
required [rɪˈkwaɪəd] adj → richiesto/a


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