require

Definition

  • verb: to need (something)
  • verb: to claim or ask for by right and authority
  • used to say that something is necessary
  • synonyms: need, direct, order

Examples

  • The truck driver carries a special license, as the law 'requires' (him to do). = The truck driver carries a special license, 'as required by' law.

  • What will be 'required' of me if I accept the job? = What will I be 'required' to do if I accept the job?

  • The newspaper is 'required reading' [=reading that must be done] in my politics course.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...with the particular angle of the camera, will make it look more dangerous... ...than it actually is. SERKIS: And when you're directing this kind of stuff, which requires timing... ...you know, it's all in the imagination, Wargs appearing down on the floor level. SERKIS: Three, two, one. Crash! (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey