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required

adjective US /riˈkwaɪərd/

necessary for relief or supply

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,646 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,055 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. necessary for relief or supply also: needed, needful, requisite provided them with all things needful
  2. required by rule also: compulsory, mandatory in most schools physical education is compulsoryattendance is mandatory

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

required 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.

  • As assistant, Miss Fenler, small, and wiry, did all that was required of her, and more.

    Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore · Amy Brooks · Chapter 1

  • They required no second admonition, but rushed into Gluck's room, wet through, and in an agony of terror.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1

  • It is quite singular that the guards and those who had conversed with him were not required to testify.

    The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1

  • He absolutely required the man who was to wait at the table to exhibit the dress-coat he was to wear.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • Ralph paid no heed to the brotherly protestations of his admirer, and exchanged only such words with him as their occupations required.

    The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1

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