Require

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To have as a requisite; need: Most plants require sunlight.
  • v. To call for as obligatory or appropriate; demand. See Synonyms at demand.
  • v. To impose an obligation on; compel: Students are required to attend classes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact.
  • v. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
  • v. To ask as a favor; to request.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To search for; seek.
  • To ask for as a favor; request.
  • To ask or claim, as of right and by authority; demand; insist on having; exact.
  • To ask or order to do something; call on.
  • To have need or necessity for; render necessary or indispensable; demand; need; want.
  • =Syn. 2–4. Request, Beg, etc. (see ask), enjoin (upon), prescribe, direct, command.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. have need of
  • v. make someone do something
  • v. consider obligatory; request and expect
  • v. require as useful, just, or proper
  • Verb Form
    required    requires    requiring   
    Hyponym
    draw    cry out for    govern    cry for    take    exact    claim    compel    cost   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    need    direct    order    prescribe    exact    claim    enjoin    demand    request    ask   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Gire    Gyr    Meier    Meyer    Trier    Tyre    acquire    admire    afire   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts