require
[ ri-kwahyuhr ]
/ rɪˈkwaɪər /
verb (used with object), re·quired, re·quir·ing.
verb (used without object), re·quired, re·quir·ing.
to demand; impose obligation: to do as the law requires.
Origin of require
OTHER WORDS FROM require
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British Dictionary definitions for require
require
/ (rɪˈkwaɪə) /
verb (mainly tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
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
Derived forms of require
requirable, adjective requirer, nounWord Origin for require
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
usage for require
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