require (rɪˈkwaɪə
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
reˈquirable adjective reˈquirer nounWord Origin
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 seekTranslations
- British English:
require
To require something means to need it.The crisis requires immediate action.rɪˈkwaɪə VERB The crisis requires immediate action.
- Spanish:
requerir
v
- French:
exiger
vt
- German:
benötigen
v
- Chinese: 需要 v
- Arabic: يَحْتَاجُ إلى v
- Portuguese: precisar de v
- Russian: требовать v
- Croatian: trebati v
- Czech: potřebovat v
- Danish: kræve v
- Dutch: nodig hebben v
- Finnish: tarvita v
- Greek: απαιτώ v
- Italian: esigere v
- Japanese: 必要とする v
- Korean: 필요로 하다 v
- Norwegian: trenge v
- Polish: wymagać v
- Brazilian Portuguese: precisar de v
- European Spanish:
requerir
v
- Swedish: kräva v
- Thai: ต้องการ v
- Turkish: gerektirmek v
- Vietnamese: cần có v
Usage examples
However, to succeed in being genuinely frightened of Douglas would require , Sam believed, an even more melodramatic nature than Martha's.
, Murder Moves In (1986)Buyers often have to settle for properties that require renovation.
Country Life (2004)The current rule allows revocation of proxy votes with four hours notice - the new rule would require two clear working days notice.
Irish Times (2002)You will require a letter from a reputable letting agency giving approximate rental income per month.
Glasgow Herald (2001)These things are trivial; they require much more in the way of trust of the improbable than book learning or coven training.
, A WITCH ALONE (2002)