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require Definition
(v)
require
as
useful
,
just
,
or
proper
; "
It
takes
nerve
to
do
what
she
did
"; "
success
usually
requires
hard
work
"; "
This
job
asks
a
lot
of
patience
and
skill
"; "
This
position
demands
a
lot
of
personal
sacrifice
"; "
This
dinner
calls
for
a
spectacular
dessert
";
(v)
consider
obligatory
;
request
and
expect
; "
We
require
our
secretary
to
be
on
time
"; "
Aren
''
t
we
asking
too
much
of
these
children
?"; "
I
expect
my
students
to
arrive
in
time
for
their
lessons
"
(v)
make
someone
do
something
(v)
have
need
of
; "
This
piano
wants
the
attention
of
a
competent
tuner
"
require Synonyms
ask
call for
command
compel
demand
expect
involve
necessitate
need
postulate
require
take
want
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