require

One entry found for require.

Main Entry: re·quire
Pronunciation: ri-'kwI(-&)r
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·quired; re·quir·ing
Etymology: Middle English requeren, from Anglo-French requere, from Vulgar Latin *requaerere to seek for, need, require, alteration of Latin requirere, from re- + quaerere to seek, ask
transitive verb
1 a : to claim or ask for by right and authority b archaic : REQUEST
2 a : to call for as suitable or appropriate <the occasion requires formal dress> b : to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for <all living beings require food>
3 : to impose a compulsion or command on : COMPEL
4 chiefly British : to feel or be obliged -- used with a following infinitive <one does not require to be a specialist -- Elizabeth Bowen>
intransitive verb, archaic : ASK
synonym see DEMAND