American English pronunciation
How to pronounce requiring
IPA transcription: [ɹik'waɪɚɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: [ɹik'waɪɚɪŋ][ɹik'waɪɹɪŋ]
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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
- Parts requiring modifications included the axle box suspension and the Mirlees engine cylinder head.
- Applications requiring less throughput can simply use fewer lines.
- It also used in impromptu occasions requiring music.
- The destruction of trenches frontally was generally estimated as requiring twice the enfilade amount.
- Areas and airports requiring radio communication are designated on aircraft charts.
- After two appearances, he reinjured the knee, requiring surgery.
- This has the advantage of not requiring heavy, expensive and potentially unreliable gearboxes.
- Seventy-seven is the smallest positive integer requiring five syllables in English.
- Passing first year is commonly considered very challenging, requiring hard and continuous work.
- Cross-cutting concerns potentially cross-cut each other, requiring some resolution mechanism, such as ordering.