require

verb
re·quire
/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/

To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

Other meanings

Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
To demand (of someone) to do something.
“It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.”

Synonyms

want
need

Related words

prerequire
requirability
requirable
unrequire
require improvement

Example sentences

“Motion requires a here and a there.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Playing cricket requires a bat and a ball.”
Tatoeba · PrasantaHembram · CC0
“Crisis management requires quick thinking and calm leadership.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “require” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.