Definitions

require

[ri-kwahyuhr] / rɪˈkwaɪər /

VERB

need, want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lack

STRONG

crave desire miss wish

WEAK

depend upon feel necessity for have need hurting for stand in need

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate not want

WEAK

have

VERB

ask, demand; necessitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for cause compel demand expect instruct involve obligate oblige order request take

STRONG

beg beseech bid challenge claim command constrain crave direct enjoin entail exact postulate requisition solicit

WEAK

assert oneself call upon insist upon look for push for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow give let off offer reply stop

STRONG

answer

WEAK

dislike have not want

Usage

What are other ways to say require? The verb require, which expresses necessity, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail. Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire.

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Gelman’s second category is “hard-core innumeracy,” or “quantitative statements that don’t even require a moment’s reflection to recognize as absolutely ridiculous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Loy, the legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said the Brown Act could be amended to proactively require public agencies to ultimately disclose the details and amounts of settlements.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Department remains committed to working cooperatively to provide all requested information as required by law,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Bank of Russia will maintain monetary conditions as tight as required to return inflation to the target,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that requires regular transfusions to manage severe anaemia and sustain life.

From BBC

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