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re·quire
 require
- pronunciation:
- rih
kwaIr
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
required, requires, requiring |
| definition 1: |
to need.
Babies require a lot of attention.- synonyms:
- call for, demand, need, want
- similar words:
- claim, desire, lack, return, take
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| definition 2: |
to order or demand.
The hotel requires that its guests check out before noon.- synonyms:
- call for, demand, exact
- similar words:
- bid, claim, command, compel, direct, insist on, instruct, order, urge
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| related words: |
bind, charge, make, mandate, oblige, tell |
| derivations: |
requirable (adj.), required (adj.), requirer (n.) |
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