American English pronunciation
How to pronounce require
IPA transcription: [,ɹik'waɪɚ]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɹik'waɪɚ][ɹik'waɪɹ][ɹɪk'waɪɚ]
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Verb
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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”
“This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent”
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have need of
“This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
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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”
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make someone do something
Usage examples
- The Philippine Senate was required to ratify the law.
- A registration process is required.
- All schools in the system are required to adopt school uniform policies.
- A broker is required to hold a valid licence issued by the Agency.
- Tumor development is a complex process that requires cell division, growth, and survival.
- Using script blockers is generally a good idea, but it requires the user to learn a bit.
- It required people to settle down.
- They require some free space around the port so they can perform as intended.
- This phenomenon however, does require very specific circumstances in order to generate the sound.
- It is a hermaphroditic fluke that requires two intermediate hosts.