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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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The proposal would require agreement from other countries next to the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Gulf has long pursued industries that require loads of cheap energy—Aluminium Bahrain, a giant producer damaged over the weekend, dates to the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any operation would require controlling not just the waterway but also the territory along its 100-mile length, potentially with ground troops, military analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Where a screening programme expands its eligibility, it is important that the associated infrastructure, including diagnostic capacity, workforce and any treatments that may be required, are aligned," it added.

From BBC

They said it would require the deployment of ground troops and could take several days or even weeks to complete.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.