Meaning of word require

Last Updated:
13 Apr 2023
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Socialism, which require, on one hand, that we lay the foundation for the Socialist organization of emulation, and, on the other hand, _require the use of compulsion so that the slogan of the dictatorship of the proletariat should not be weakened by the practice of a too mild proletarian government_. ❋ John Spargo (1921)

Not all uses of the term require reference to a divinity or divinities. ❋ Hare, John (2006)

Why, for example, does the definition require that a map depict data over time? ❋ Kim B. Clark (1993)

The word «require» appears 811 times in the 244-page rule and its 103-page supplement. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For this crazy idea to stick, we require a Latin word *handus, but as the reader can tell by the asterisk, it doesn’t exist at least as far as I know. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If that’s all you require from the experience, «Lombardi» may be sufficient. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

I say all this to say that if you should try this “Rauchwein” and not find it to your liking, all that it might require is an appropriate food pairing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Forcing an actual filibuster does not require a change in the current rules, what it does require is a majority who is willing to keep enough folks on the floor to satisfy a quorum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the end, I think, what we require is a new mind set, one which grasps afresh that architecture isn’t just about aesthetics. ❋ Guy Horton (2010)

David M. Nieporent: What some states require is that people who choose to operate their vehicles on public roads have car insurance ❋ Unknown (2010)

Buying bigger loading dock equipment than you exactly require is wastage of money and storage space. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The auto insurance requirement that most states require is a poor analogy to the health care mandate for a number of reasons. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Right now, the only viable way to produce the power we require is fossil fuels. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All it would require is House passage for it to become law. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What we require is something akin to the truth and reconciliation commission established in South Africa after the fall of apartheid. ❋ Kevin Powell (2010)

«All it’s going to require is for those guys to do their normal competitions,» Jarrett says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In India, car buyers are trading up from scooters or motorbikes and what they require is ultra-cheap, ultra-small cars. ❋ Mark Bursa (2010)

[She/He] has all the «requirements» to be my next Ex-([Girlfriend]/[Boyfriend])! ❋ Jake D. (2004)

[Figure out] the [requirements] for this new [software] project. ❋ Savage (2004)

«I [assure] [you Sir], everything [I own] is required. I’d even go far enough to say I live a completely required life. ❋ Alex Quantashassle (2005)

Having a [hot girl] is a requirement for a [nice car]. ❋ Josh (2004)

Halo PC
Windows 98SE or higher
733MHZ [Processor]
1.2 GB Hard Drive space
32MB Videocard
[8x] [CD-ROM]
Sound Card
Speakers ❋ Primal (2004)

[System Requirements] for Bla2004
2.5GHz processor
500Mb RAM
128Mb [GPU] memory
[Windows XP]
.. and something you haven’t got! >:-/ ❋ IP Freely (2004)

[Doug]: What’s system requirements on that thing?
Bob: I think I’m going to have to buy a new computer, for this…. what’s your name again?
Doug: Doug.
Bob: *[KABOOM]*
Doug: [I hate it when that happens]. ❋ NESMonster (2004)

[Breadth requirements] are things such as Physics majors being required to take classes in [Medieval] Literature, or Art majors being required to take [Calculus]. ❋ College Grad (2011)

[Delta] [Flight] 1182 has been further [delayed] due to «Crewing Requirements» ❋ Flyingspikes (2009)

«Have you heard of Chains Required? No, I don’t mean the road [signs], I mean [the BAND]! They’re awesome, you gotta [check ’em] out!» ❋ ThinkGreen (2009)

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Vulgar Latin *requærere, from Latin requīrō (“I require, seek, ask for”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: re‧quire

Verb[edit]

require (third-person singular simple present requires, present participle requiring, simple past and past participle required)

1. (obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request. [14th–17th c.]

   • 1470–1485 (date produced)​, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book XI, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:

     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.

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2. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. [from 14th c.]
   • 1998, Joan Wolf, The Gamble, Warner Books:

     «I am Miss Newbury,» I announced, «and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please.»

   • 2009, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, 29 December:

     ‘Regrettably, I have concluded, after considering the matter over Christmas […], that I can no longer maintain the high standard of service I require of myself, meet the demands of office and cope with the pressures of public life, without my health deteriorating further.’

3. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15th c.]
   • 1972, «Aid for Aching Heads», Time, 5 June:

     Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.

   • 2009, Julian Borger, The Guardian, 7 February:

     A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235.

4. To demand of (someone) to do something. [from 18th c.]
   • 1970, «Compulsory Midi», Time, 29 June:

     After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi.

   • 2007, Allegra Stratton, «Smith to ban non-EU unskilled immigrants from working in UK», The Guardian, 5 December:

     The government would like to require non-British fiances who wish to marry a British citizen to sit an English test.

Synonyms[edit]

• call for

Derived terms[edit]

• extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

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• requirement
• requisite
• request

Translations[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• require in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “require”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• require at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams[edit]

• querier

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

require

1. present of requirer
2. imperative of requirer

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

requīre

1. second-person singular present active imperative of requīrō

1a : to claim or ask for by right and authority. b archaic : request. 2a : 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.

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Does required mean you have to?

If you require something or if something is required, you need it or it is necessary. If you require further information, you should consult the registrar. This isn’t the kind of crisis that requires us to drop everything else. If a law or rule requires you to do something, you have to do it.

What does required mean?

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. to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable: The work required infinite patience.

What is the another word of require?

Some common synonyms of require are claim, demand, and exact. While all these words mean “to ask or call for something as due or as necessary,” require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation.

What does required mean in law?

Related Definitions
Required by Law means a mandate contained in law that compels an entity to make a use or disclosure of PI or PII that is enforceable in a court of law.

Does necessary mean mandatory?

As adjectives the difference between necessary and mandatory
is that necessary is needed, required while mandatory is obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Does required mean obligatory?

required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory. incumbent or compulsory (usually followed by on or upon): duties obligatory on all. imposing moral or legal obligation; binding: an obligatory promise.

How do you use the word require?

1. [S] [T] It was required. ( CK)
2. [S] [T] I require advice. ( CK)
3. [S] [T] This is required. ( CK)
4. [S] [T] We require your help. ( CK)
5. [S] [T] I do what is required. ( CK)
6. [S] [T] I require your advice. ( CK)
7. [S] [T] A password is required. ( CK)
8. [S] [T] Do whatever’s required. ( CK)

unnecessary; not necessary; not required.

Where required meaning?

If you say that something will happen if necessary, when necessary, or where necessary, you mean that it will happen if it is necessary, when it is necessary, or where it is necessary.

What is the closest antonym for the word require?

antonyms for required

• optional.
• voluntary.
• inessential.

Is require or required?

If you require something or if something is required, you need it or it is necessary. If a law or rule requires you to do something, you have to do it. 3.

Does mandatory mean optional?

Mandatory is often used in opposition to optional. If you want to compete with the swim team at school, weeknight practices are mandatory, meaning you have to go, though the Saturday dawn swim practice remains optional, meaning it’s up to you.

What does mandatory mean in Black’s law?

a term given to s a law that will demand compliance and will leave nothing to discretion.

What is the difference between required and mandated?

is that requirement is a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory while mandate is an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

What is the difference between compulsory and essential?

As adjectives the difference between compulsory and essential. is that compulsory is required; obligatory; mandatory while essential is necessary.

What is the difference between necessary and compulsory?

As adjectives the difference between necessary and compulsory. is that necessary is needed, required while compulsory is required; obligatory; mandatory.

What does mandatory mean at work?

If someone is given a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it.

Does compulsory mean law?

The shortest definition offered is: “required by law or a rule; obligatory” – in other words you have to do it.

Does mandatory mean law?

Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed. Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action.

What is an example of require?

Require is defined as to need or demand. An example of to require is someone needing sleep when they are very tired.

требовать, нуждаться, затребовать, приказывать

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Словосочетания

jobs that don’t require a sheepskin — должности, для работы на которых не требуется «корочка» (амер. разг. sheepskin — диплом о высшем образовании)  
to require a deposit — требовать задаток, гарантийный залог  
to require major repair — требовать капитального ремонта  
require little comment — не требовать разъяснений  
require plain dealing of others — требовать честности от других; требовать прямоты от других  
require technical expertise — нуждаться в технической экспертизе  
microorganisms require iron for growth — микроорганизмы нуждаются в железе для роста  
require major repair — требовать капитального ремонта  
as occasion shall require — в случае необходимости, если потребуют обстоятельства  
require ratification — требовать ратификации  
require the repayment of debt — требовать погашения долга  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

required  — необходимый, требуемый, обязательный
requirement  — требование, потребность, необходимое условие, нужда
requiring  — требующий

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: require
he/she/it: requires
ing ф. (present participle): requiring
2-я ф. (past tense): required
3-я ф. (past participle): required

• Defenition of the word require

  • To demand or exact as indispensable.
  • To consider obligatory; request and expect.
  • 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»
  • make someone do something
  • 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 demands a spectacular dessert»
  • have need of: «This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner»
  • 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»
  • have need of; «This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner»
  • 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»;
  • consider obligatory; request and expect
  • have need of
  • require as useful, just, or proper

Synonyms for the word require

• • ask
  • call for
  • command
  • compel
  • demand
  • entail
  • expect
  • force
  • have need of
  • insist on
  • involve
  • necessitate
  • need
  • oblige
  • take
  • want

Similar words in the require

• • require
  • required
  • requirement
  • requirement’s
  • requirements
  • requires

Hyponyms for the word require

• • burden
  • call
  • charge
  • claim
  • compel
  • cost
  • cry
  • cry for
  • cry out for
  • disallow
  • draw
  • exact
  • forbid
  • govern
  • imply
  • interdict
  • involve
  • nix
  • prohibit
  • proscribe
  • requisition
  • saddle
  • take
  • veto

Hypernyms for the word require

• • be
  • demand
  • enjoin
  • order
  • say
  • tell

Antonyms for the word require

• • eliminate
  • obviate
  • rid of

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