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require
[ ri-kwahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
- 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:
- to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable:
The work required infinite patience.
- to call for or exact as obligatory; ordain:
The law requires annual income-tax returns.
- to place under an obligation or necessity:
The situation requires me to take immediate action.
Synonyms: ,
- Chiefly British. to desire; wish to have:
Will you require tea at four o'clock?
verb (used without object)
- to demand; impose obligation:
to do as the law requires.
require
/ ɪˈɲɪə /
verb
- to have need of; depend upon; want
- to impose as a necessity; make necessary
this work requires precision
- also intr to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation
- to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command
to require someone to account for his actions
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈܾ, adjective
- ˈܾ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ܾa· adjective
- ·ܾİ noun
- non·ܾa· adjective
- r·ܾ verb (used with object) prerequired prerequiring
- ܲȴ-·ܾ adjective
- ܲr·ܾ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
However, Wharton was managing a groin issue at the beginning of this season which then required surgery, keeping him out for two months and missing 14 Premier League games.
Mr Powers added: "This transition, if pursued, would take years and require significant investment."
"These games are taking longer to make, they require more people to make them," he said.
This headache could become a thing of the past with a new bill in the California Legislature that, if approved, would require landlords to provide refrigerators and stoves in their rentals.
“The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.”
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