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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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"Immediate supply of food, drinking water, basic necessities is required to sustain the crew," said the message to the team's helpline.

From Barron's

The cargo on board -- from petrochemicals to containers -- also requires insurance.

From Barron's

But, according to the KWS, so far none have been applied for - with the paperwork also requiring details of how many ants are being collected and their destination.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Conditions were imposed "requiring them to remain in a specific location, to prevent serious disorder", the force said.

From BBC