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- pronunciation:
- rih
kwaIr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
requires, requiring, required |
| definition 1: |
to need.
Babies require a great deal of attention.Retiring early requires substantial savings.I require only a bed to sleep in; I don't need a hotel with a swimming pool.- synonyms:
- call for, demand, need, want
- similar words:
- claim, compel, desire, lack, return, take
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| definition 2: |
to demand or insist upon.
The hotel requires that its guests check out before noon.- synonyms:
- call for, demand, exact, necessitate
- similar words:
- ask, bid, claim, command, compel, direct, insist on, instruct, order, urge
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| definition 3: |
to make an imposition or put an obligation on.
The law requires you to renew your license every five years.- synonyms:
- constrain, obligate, oblige
- similar words:
- compel, demand, exact, insist on, will
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| related words: |
bind, burn, call, charge, constrain, convene, covenant, insist, make, mandate, oblige, occasion, prescribe, specify, stipulate, tell |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to order or dictate.
You will have to do as the law requires.- synonyms:
- call for, command, demand, dictate, order
- similar words:
- direct, urge
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| related words: |
command, demand, lack, stipulate |
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| derivations: |
requirable (adj.), required (adj.), requirer (n.) |
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