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US
/ˌɹiˈkwaɪɝ, ɹiˈkwaɪɹ, ɹɪˈkwaɪɝ/
]
[ UK /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ ]
VERB
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require as useful, just, or proper
It takes nerve to do what she did
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
success usually requires hard work
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice -
consider obligatory; request and expect
I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
Aren't we asking too much of these children?
We require our secretary to be on time -
have need of
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner - make someone do something
How To Use require In A Sentence
- It makes data generators, multimeters and oscilloscopes, as well as semiconductors, optoelectronic components and RF chip sets - all very complex products that require a great deal of customization for individual customers.
- At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
- The one who liked the girls a bit too much. peteyboosh I agree with Pat: composting (Ray should not compost old cheese and tortillas), social cropdusting requires attention at Ediible Geography. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support
- We require a quorum of 100 students to proceed - and the motion lapses if it isn't obtained.
- In a field where biological material is limited, experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
- There are those additional requirements in respect of residence and ordinary residence.
- So, the system of existential graphs actually requires three dimensions for its representations, although the third dimension in which the torus is embedded can usually be represented in two dimensions by the use of pictorial devices that Peirce called “fornices” or “tunnel-bridges” and by the use of identificational devices that Peirce called Nobody Knows Nothing
- These require you to face manipulative individuals, relinquish your rights unfairly or be exquisitely tactful when you'd be justified in blowing up. Times, Sunday Times
