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- DictionaryRe·quire/rəˈkwī(ə)r/
verb
- 1. need for a particular purpose: "three patients required operations"
verb (used with object) , re·quired, re·quir·ing. 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. Antonyms: forgo.
1 to need something; to depend on someone or something require something These pets require a lot of care and attention. Deciphering the code requires an expert. This condition requires urgent treatment.
Definitions of require. verb. have need of. synonyms: need, want. see more. verb. require as useful, just, or proper. “success usually requires hard work” synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, take. claim, exact, take. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. see more. verb.
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.
verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈkwaɪə r/ us. Add to word list. B1. to need or demand something: Training to be a doctor requires a lot of hard work. [ + that ] A recent law requires that all programmes are censored. Fewer examples. A small baby requires constant care. Chess requires a high level of concentration.
verb. OPAL W OPAL S. /rɪˈkwaɪə (r)/ /rɪˈkwaɪər/ not usually used in the progressive tenses (formal) Verb Forms. to need something; to depend on somebody/something. require something These pets require a lot of care and attention. Deciphering the code requires an expert. This condition requires urgent treatment.
verb (used with object), re·quired, re·quir·ing. 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.
