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Require

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Verb

1. ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take

require as useful, just, or proper

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. ask, expect, require

consider obligatory; request and expect

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. command, require

make someone do something

4. need, require, want

have need of

Example Sentences:
'This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Require

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verb (mainly tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. 
to have need of; depend upon; want
2. 
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 obligation
4. 
to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command
to require someone to account for his actions

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Require

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈquired or reˈquiring
1. 
to ask or insist upon, as by right or authority; demand
to require obedience
2. 
to order; command
to require someone to be present
3. 
to be in need of; need
to require help
4. 
to call for as necessary or appropriate
work that requires a steady hand
5. 
to demand by virtue of a law, regulation, etc.
what is required by law
6.  Archaic
to ask for; request
verb intransitive
7.  Rare
to make a demand

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Require

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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.

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