requiring

see definition of requiring

adjneeding

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "to ask a question, inquire," from Old French requerre "seek, procure; beg, ask, petition; demand," from Vulgar Latin *requaerere, from Latin requirere "seek to know, ask," from re-, here perhaps meaning "repeatedly" (see re-), + quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).

The original sense of this word has been taken over by request (v.). Sense of "demand (someone) to do (something)" is from 1751, via the notion of "to ask for imperatively, or as a right" (late 14c.). Related: Required; requiring.

Example Sentences for requiring

Of these, the single-needle instrument, requiring only one wire, is still in use.

It seemed that his eyelids were heavy, requiring an effort to lift them.

But while requiring explanations he refused to listen to them.

The soil is heavier, requiring longer and more constant cultivation.

Marion finds this a difficult duty, requiring her utmost tact.

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Antonyms for requiring

trivial

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adjective. important; urgent

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