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R0169600 (rĭ-kwīr′)tr.v. re·quired, re·quir·ing, re·quires 1. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on: Do you require assistance? Most plants require plenty of water.2. a. To stipulate as obligatory by authority: The law requires full disclosure of charitable donations.b. To demand as obligatory or appropriate: Skiing requires practice.3. To impose an obligation on; compel: The school requires all students to study mathematics.

[Middle English requiren, from Old French requerre, from Vulgar Latin *requaerere, alteration (influenced by quaerere, to seek) of Latin requīrere : re-, re- + quaerere, to seek.]

re·quir′a·ble adj.re·quir′er n.

require

(rɪˈkwaɪə) vb (mainly tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) 1. to have need of; depend upon; want2. 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 obligation4. to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command: to require someone to account for his actions. [C14: from Old French requerre, from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after, from Latin requīrere to seek to know, but also influenced by quaerere to seek] reˈquirable adj reˈquirer nUsage: 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

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(rɪˈkwaɪ^ər)

v. -quired, -quir•ing. v.t. 1. to have need of; need: He requires medical care. 2. to order or enjoin to do something: to require a witness to testify. 3. to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand. 4. to make necessary or indispensable: The work required infinite patience. 5. to place under an obligation: The situation requires me to take immediate action. v.i. 6. to impose an obligation; demand: to do as the law requires. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin requīrere=re- re- + -quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to seek, search for (compare quest)] syn: See lack.

require

If you require something, you need it or want it.

Is there anything you require?We cannot guarantee that any particular item will be available when you require it.

Require is a formal word. You do not usually use it in conversation or in less formal writing. Instead, you use need or want.

I won't need that book any more.All they want is a holiday.

If something is required, it must be obtained so that something else can be done.

Parliamentary approval would be required for any scheme.An increase in funds may be required.

If you are required to do something, you must do it, for example because of a rule or law.

All the boys were required to study religion.

require

Past participle: required
Gerund: requiring

Imperative
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Present
I require
you require
he/she/it requires
we require
you require
they require

Preterite
I required
you required
he/she/it required
we required
you required
they required

Present Continuous
I am requiring
you are requiring
he/she/it is requiring
we are requiring
you are requiring
they are requiring

Present Perfect
I have required
you have required
he/she/it has required
we have required
you have required
they have required

Past Continuous
I was requiring
you were requiring
he/she/it was requiring
we were requiring
you were requiring
they were requiring

Past Perfect
I had required
you had required
he/she/it had required
we had required
you had required
they had required

Future
I will require
you will require
he/she/it will require
we will require
you will require
they will require

Future Perfect
I will have required
you will have required
he/she/it will have required
we will have required
you will have required
they will have required

Future Continuous
I will be requiring
you will be requiring
he/she/it will be requiring
we will be requiring
you will be requiring
they will be requiring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been requiring
you have been requiring
he/she/it has been requiring
we have been requiring
you have been requiring
they have been requiring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been requiring
you will have been requiring
he/she/it will have been requiring
we will have been requiring
you will have been requiring
they will have been requiring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been requiring
you had been requiring
he/she/it had been requiring
we had been requiring
you had been requiring
they had been requiring

Conditional
I would require
you would require
he/she/it would require
we would require
you would require
they would require

Past Conditional
I would have required
you would have required
he/she/it would have required
we would have required
you would have required
they would have required

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, takeexact, 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, askdemand - 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 somethingcommandorder, 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 servicesnix, 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, wantcry - 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"

require

verb1. need, crave, depend upon, have need of, want, miss, lack, wish, desire, stand in need of A baby requires warmth and physical security.2. demand, take, involve, call for, entail, necessitate This requires thought, effort, and a certain ruthlessness.3. order, demand, direct, command, compel, exact, oblige, instruct, call upon, constrain, insist upon The rules require employers to provide safety training.4. ask, order, bid, command, compel, oblige, instruct, enjoin She was required to take to the stage.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.

require

verb1. To have as a need or prerequisite:ask, call for, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, take.2. To be without what is needed, required, or essential:lack, need, want.3. To ask for urgently or insistently:call for, claim, demand, exact, insist on (or upon), requisition.Idiom: cry out for.4. To oblige to do or not do by force of authority, propriety, or custom:expect, suppose.

Translations

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require

(rəˈkwaiə) verb1. to need. Is there anything else you require?需要2. to ask, force or order to do something. You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.要求reˈquirement noun something that is needed, asked for, ordered etc. It is a legal requirement that all cars have brakes which work; Our firm will be able to supply all your requirements.需要

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desperate times require desperate measures

Extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but desperate times require desperate measures.See also: desperate, measure, require, times

drastic times require drastic measures

Extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times require drastic measures.See also: drastic, measure, require, times

leap of faith

1. An acceptance of or willingness to do something based largely or entirely on one's faith that it is correct or will work, despite having little or no evidence or assurance thereof. It will be quite the look of faith for us to trust an outsider to run the organization, after the family has maintained control for over 100 years. I feel a bit wary that people seem so eager to make a leap of faith about driverless cars being free to drive in our streets.2. In video games, a jump that the player's character is forced to make when the player is unable to see where they will land. Because the game doesn't offer any control over the camera, there are a number of occasions where you have to take a leap of faith and just hope for the best.See also: faith, leap, of

require (something) from (someone or something)

1. To demand or stipulate as obligatory that someone or something provide, submit, or turn over something. The law requires a signed disclosure from each member of the board of directors. The bank requires collateral from all business taking out loans.2. To have a necessity or requisite provided by someone or something. There are many people in the region who require the help of the government. I require more from life than just a roof over my head and three meals a day.See also: require

require (something) of (someone or something)

To have a necessity or requisite provided by someone or something. Typically used when the required thing is vague or unspecified ("from" is more often used after "require" when the thing is specified). There are a few things we require of you before we can begin processing your information. We're still a little unclear as to what is required of us in this arrangement.See also: of, require

require (someone or something) to (do something)

To demand or stipulate as obligatory that someone or something to something. The law requires you to disclose any and all assets held in foreign banks. We require all our guests to sign a waiver before going on the ride.See also: require

*leap of faith

Fig. acceptance of an idea or conclusion largely on faith. (*Typically: be ~; make ~; require ~.) We had to make quite a leap of faith to accept his promise after the last time he let us down.See also: faith, leap, of

require something from someone

to demand something from someone. The telephone company required a deposit from John and Martha before they would install a telephone. They required some help from us.See also: require

require something of someone

to expect or demand someone to give or do something. I require absolute loyalty of my employees. What is required of me in this job?See also: of, require

leap of faith

A belief or trust in something intangible or incapable of being proved. For example, It required a leap of faith to pursue this unusual step of transplanting an animals' heart into a human patient . See also: faith, leap, of

leap of faith

The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.See also: faith, leap, of

leap of faith

A belief or trust in something or someone that has no basis in past experience or fact. It is often applied to technological breakthroughs, as in “It took a real leap of faith for the first astronaut to step out on the Moon.” A Boston Globe article by Thomas Oliphant quotes Senator Edward Kennedy discussing a Supreme Court nominee: “The confirmation of nominees to our courts should not require a leap of faith. Nominees must earn their confirmation by providing us with full knowledge of the values and convictions they will bring to decisions. . . .” (Sept. 29, 2005).See also: faith, leap, of

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desperate times require desperate measures

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require (something) from (someone or something)

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verb need

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verb demand

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verb ask

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verb to have as a need or prerequisite

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verb to be without what is needed, required, or essential

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verb to ask for urgently or insistently

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verb to oblige to do or not do by force of authority, propriety, or custom

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verb require as useful, just, or proper

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verb consider obligatory

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verb make someone do something

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