require
(verb)
verb
1. require as useful, just, or proper
- success usually requires hard work
Similar word(s): ask, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, take
Definition categories: stative
2. consider obligatory; request and expect
- We require our secretary to be on time
Definition categories: communication, demand
3. make someone do something
Similar word(s): command
Definition categories: communication, enjoin, order, say, tell
4. have need of
Definition categories: consumption, be