Definition
Meaning of 'require'
Meaning of 'require' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Require 
[ v. t.]
- To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right
and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. [ v. t.]- To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
- To ask as a favor; to request.
Meaning of 'require' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. require [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- require as useful, just, or proper
- require as useful, just, or proper
Example in sentence:
- It takes nerve to do what she did;
- success usually requires hard work;
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert;
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent;
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill;
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
Meaning (2):
- have need of
- have need of
Example in sentence:
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
Meaning (3):
- consider obligatory; request and expect
- consider obligatory; request and expect
Example in sentence:
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?;
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons;
- We require our secretary to be on time
Nearby Topics:
See 'require' also in:
Recent Article
Categories
- Business Studies
- Banking & Finance
- Management & Organization Studies
- HRM & Labor Studies
- Management Information System
- Accounting & Auditing
- Marketing & Public Relations
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business
- Psychology & Behavioral Science
- Computer Programming
- Automotive Engineering
- Computer Networking
- Medical & Health Science
- Microbiology