- present tense form of require (3rd person singular).
requires
Example Sentences
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That test still requires further validation before it could be used clinically.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
That was a reasonable judgment call, and applying established legal rules to new situations always requires a degree of judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The sector has propped up the labor market in the United States in the last year, as an aging population requires more care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mars took our familiarity with the material as an opportunity to deconstruct “When I Was Your Man,” turning over each part of the song to show us the emotional conviction it requires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Confidence in experimental knowledge thus requires the natural/artificial distinction to be undermined and replaced by the conviction that by performing procedures that correspond to natural processes I can have true knowledge of those processes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
