v. t. | 1. | To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; |
2. | To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. | |
3. | To ask as a favor; to request. |
Verb | 1. | require - 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 postulates a patient's consent" |
2. | require - 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" | |
3. | require - make someone do something | |
4. | require - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" |