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require

[ri-kwahyuhr] / rɪˈkwaɪər /




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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Veterinary practices will be required to publish prices of common treatments so pet owners can shop around and choose the best value option, according to government proposals.

From BBC

The streaming giant became one of the first large public companies to file an annual report that complied with a new accounting rule requiring more detail about corporate tax payments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Players are not required to take part in the Pro Bowl festivities.

From Los Angeles Times

However, they are typically more expensive and less commonly used, as they require either a deep bore hole or a horizontal system dug into the ground over a large area.

From BBC

While Eve was asleep at 22:00, midwifery staff did not wake her to carry out further observations or listen to Sonny's heart rate, despite this being required, an internal investigation report found.

From BBC