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verb
- 1. need for a particular purpose: "three patients required operations" Similar
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to need something, or to make something necessary: If you require assistance with your bags, I’ll be glad to get someone to help you. This game requires total concentration. require verb (ORDER) to order or demand something, or to order someone to do something, esp. because of a rule or law:
REQUIRED definition: necessary according to the rules or for a particular purpose: . Learn more.
1. a. : to claim or ask for by right and authority. b. archaic : request. 2. a. : to call for as suitable or appropriate. the occasion requires formal dress. b. : to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for. all living beings require food. 3. : to impose a compulsion or command on : compel. 4.
to need something, or to make something necessary: If you require assistance with your bags, I’ll be glad to get someone to help you. This game requires total concentration. require verb (ORDER) to order or demand something, or to order someone to do something, esp. because of a rule or law:
1. verb. If you require something or if something is required, you need it or it is necessary. [formal] If you require further information, you should consult the registrar. [VERB noun] This isn't the kind of crisis that requires us to drop everything else. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
To require something is to have a need for it or to ask for it authoritatively. How does require compare to synonyms want, need, and lack? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Require means to need. You require food, water, and shelter to live, but do you really require that new pair of high-fashion shoes?
Definition of require verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Require definition: to have need of; need. See examples of REQUIRE used in a sentence.
