require
require as useful, just, or proper
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,659 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,271 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- require as useful, just, or proper also: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, take, involve It takes nerve to do what she didsuccess usually requires hard work
- consider obligatory; request and expect also: ask, expect We require our secretary to be on timeAren't we asking too much of these children?
- make someone do something also: command
- have need of also: want, need This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
require in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He does not require forgiveness because he is never dull.
Notes on Life & Letters · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 2
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To produce the poem as written by Goethe, would require at least three nights in performance.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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You or I would be exceedingly uncomfortable; would require an effort of fortitude to make the plunge.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 2
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He has so many interests downtown that require constant attention that just the loss of time means a great deal.
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 2
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I am always designated by my neighbours in Shoreditch as his grace; and I require the same attention at your hands.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1