require
require /riːˈkwaɪr, rɪˈkwaɪɝ/
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Require as useful, just, or proper
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ask
, postulate
, involve
, necessitate
, call for
, demand
, need
, require
, take
)
require as useful, just, or proper
It takes nerve to do what she did
It takes nerve to do what she did
Success usually requires hard work
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
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Make someone do something
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command
, require
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make someone do something
The general commanded his troops to advance.
The general commanded his troops to advance.
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Consider obligatory; request and expect
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ask
, require
, expect
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consider obligatory; request and expect
We require our secretary to be on time
We require our secretary to be on time
Aren't we asking too much of these children?
Aren't we asking too much of these children?
I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
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Have need of
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require
, want
, need
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have need of
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner