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

  • (..) Hey! I'm gonna take that as a yes. Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to thank you for your patience. If you require immediate medical attention, please report to the nearest health service station. Is this what you had in mind? Okay, people. We have an extraction point at the east dock. Hey. (..)
    2015 Jurassic World