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.

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, ministers asked all 63 councils affected by the reorganisation that are due to hold elections in May to say whether they require a delay, with a deadline of 15 January to respond.

From BBC

"I knew where to go. This is the same hill that I love so much. I know what it requires to win here."

From Barron's

It works effectively in mice and zebrafish, supports recordings that last for hours, and does not require any external light source.

From Science Daily

You are not required to rely solely on your IRA.

From MarketWatch

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

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