require

Verb

Meaning

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.

To ask as a favor; to request.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

need demand exact call for involve ask prescribe necessitate enjoin take order force direct command entail
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Antonyms

have own give request decline answer
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Hypernyms

order say demand tell be enjoin

Hyponyms

nix take cost call requisition charge

Related terms

request requirement requisite

Phrases with the word

not require require care for some time require contribution as the circumstances require not require something as the case may require

Derivatives

required requiring

Anagrams

querier

Examples

We require our secretary to be on time Source: Internet

Aren't we asking too much of these children? Source: Internet

I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons Source: Internet

It takes nerve to do what she did Source: Internet

success usually requires hard work Source: Internet

This job asks a lot of patience and skill Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

requinto requirability requirable require care for some time require contribution require improvement