require
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require
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ UK
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ US
- /ɹɪˈkwʌɪɹ/
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French requerre (whence Modern French requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”, literally “to seek back”), from re- (“back; again”) + quaerō (“to seek”, whence query).
verb requires · requiring · required
- To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. "I am Miss Newbury," I announced, "and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please."
- Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.
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To demand (of someone) to do something.
It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.
Similar: provide
- To ask (someone) for something; to request; to beseech. I requyre yow lete vs be sworne to gyders that neuer none of vs shalle after this day haue adoo with other, and there with alle syre Tristram and sire Lamorak sware that neuer none of hem shold fyghte ageynst other nor for wele, nor for woo.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: demand, ask, command, necessitate, need, compel, involve, expect, want, take, call for, request, commit, compulsory, have, solicit
Translations
Every language
verb to demand of (someone)
| 日本語 | 要求する yōkyū suru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 要求 yāoqiú |
| Français | exiger de, prier |
| Italiano | richiedere, domandare |
| Русский | тре́бовать trébovatʹ, потре́бовать potrébovatʹ |
verb to demand, call for authoritatively
| 한국어 | 요구하다 yoguhada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 要求する yōkyū suru |
| 中文 | 要求 yāoqiú |
| Português | exigir, requerer |
| Français | exiger |
| Deutsch | erfordern |
| Italiano | esigere, prevedere |
| Русский | тре́бовать trébovatʹ, потре́бовать potrébovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | yêu cầu |
verb to need
| Español | requerir, precisar (de) |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 必要とする hitsuyō to suru, 要する yōsuru |
| 中文 | 需要 xūyào |
| Português | precisar de, necessitar, requerer |
| Français | demander, avoir besoin de, requérir, nécessiter |
| Deutsch | brauchen, benötigen, erfordern |
| Italiano | richiedere, necessitare |
| Ελληνικά | χρειάζομαι chreiázomai |
| العربية | اِقْتَضَى iqtaḍā, تَطَلَّبَ taṭallaba |
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title = {require},
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