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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Require \Re*quire"\ (r?-kw?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Required
     (-kw?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Requiring.] [OE. requeren,
     requiren, OF. requerre, F. requ?rir; L. pref. re- re- +
     quaerere to ask; cf. L. requirere. See Query, and cf.
     Request, Requisite.]
     1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and
        authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of
        property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Shall I say to C[ae]sar
              What you require of him?              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By nature did what was by law required. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Just gave what life required, and gave no more.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The two last [biographies] require to be
              particularly noticed.                 --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To ask as a favor; to request.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was ashamed to require of the king a band of
              soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy
              in the way.                           --Ezra viii.
                                                    22.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order;
          demand; need.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Require \Re*quire"\ (r?-kw?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Required
     (-kw?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Requiring.] [OE. requeren,
     requiren, OF. requerre, F. requ?rir; L. pref. re- re- +
     quaerere to ask; cf. L. requirere. See Query, and cf.
     Request, Requisite.]
     1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and
        authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of
        property.
  
              Shall I say to C[ae]sar What you require of him?
                                                    --Shak.
  
              By nature did what was by law required. --Dryden.
  
     2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
  
              just gave what life required, and gave no more.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
              The two last [biographies] require to be
              particularly noticed.                 --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
  
     3. To ask as a favor; to request.
  
              I was ashamed to require of the king a band of
              soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy
              in the way.                           --Ezra viii.
                                                    22.
  
     Syn: To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order;
          demand; need.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  require
       v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do
            what she did"; "success usually requires hard work";
            "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This
            position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This
            dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This
            intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
            [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, take,
             involve, call for, demand] [ant: obviate]
       2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our
          secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of
          these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time
          for their lessons" [syn: ask, expect]
       3: make someone do something [syn: command, compel]
       4: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent
          tuner" [syn: want, need]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     Αγγλικά vb.
     απαιτώ (χρειάζομαι)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la requīrō  2 s pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la requīrō  2 s pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.  14th
  17th c.)
     2 To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  (from 14th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     Englanti vb.
     vaatia, edellyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  require
     Engelska vb.
     kräva, förutsätta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  1. behoef, nodig hê
  2. vereis

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  تطلّب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  require //ɹɪˈkwaɪə// //ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ// 
  1. искам
  to demand of (someone)
  2. изисквам
  to demand, call for authoritatively
  3. нуждая се
  to need

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  vyžadovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  požadovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  potřebovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  vyžádat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  vyžádat si

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  žádat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  gofyn 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  abverlangen 
           Note: von
     Synonym: demand
  
   see: demanding, requiring, demanded, required
  
           Note: from

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  
  απαιτώ, χρειάζομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  require //ɹɪˈkwaɪə// //ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ// 
  1. vaatia, perätä
  to demand, call for authoritatively
  2. vaatia, edellyttää 2.
  to need
   3.
  to demand of (someone)

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  require /rikwaiər/
  1. avoir besoin de, réclamer, requérir
  2. demander, exiger

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/ 
  1. माँगना
        "We require extra force to control the situation."
  2. आदेश~देना
        "I have done all that is required by law. "
  3. इच्छा~करना
        "Is that all that you requre sir?  "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  iziskivati, nalagati, narediti, obvezuje, tražiti, trebati, zahtijeva, zahtijevati, zatražiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  aver bisogno di

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  require //ɹɪˈkwaɪə// //ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ// 
  1. 要求 2.
  to demand of (someone)
   3.
  to demand, call for authoritatively
  2. 必要, 要する
  to need

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  require /rikwaiər/
  1. requirere
  2. exigere, postulare

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  require /rıkwaıər/ 
  1. (pa)reikalauti, įsakyti, reikėti
  2. būti reikalingam

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  require /rikwaiər/
  1. hoeven, behoeven, moeten, nodig hebben
  2. eisen, opeisen, rekenen, vereisen, vergen, voorschrijven, vorderen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  require /rɪˈkwaɪə/ 
   1.  potrzebować (for sth - do czegoś)
   2.  wymagać
   3.  [form]  sb is required to do sth (NPRO be V: :required :to VERB)
   - od kogoś się wymaga zrobienia czegoś

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  require /rikwaiər/ 
  1. necessitar, ter necessidade de, precisar, ter precisão de
  2. exigir, postular, reclamar, requerer

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  1. a necesita
  2. necesită

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  require /rikwaiər/
  1. necesitar
  2. exigir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  require //ɹɪˈkwaɪə// //ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ// 
  behöva, kräva
  to need

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  require /ɹɪkwˈaɪə/
  1. muhtaç olmak, ihtiyaç göstermek, gerekli bulmak
  2. istemek, talep etmek. requirement  gerek, icap, ihtiyaç.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɹiˈkwaɪɝ/, /ɹiˈkwaɪɹ/, /ɹɪˈkwaɪɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "require":
     affect, appoint, ask, ask for, assess, assume, authorize,
     be hurting for, be indicated, bind, blackmail, bring,
     brook no denial, call, call for, challenge, charge, charge for,
     claim, clamor for, coerce, command, commit, comprise, contain,
     crave, cry for, cry out for, demand, desire, dictate, entail,
     exact, extort, force, have occasion for, implicate, imply, impose,
     indent, insist, instruct, involve, issue an ultimatum, lack,
     lay down, lead to, leave no option, levy, make, make a demand,
     make dutiable, make imperative, make incumbent, make obligatory,
     miss, necessitate, need, obligate, oblige, order, order up,
     place an order, pledge, postulate, prerequire, prescribe, presume,
     presuppose, pro rata, prorate, put in requisition, requisition,
     run short of, saddle with, screw, set, solicit, stick for, subsume,
     take, take doing, take in, take no denial, tax, tie, tithe, want,
     want doing, warn
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 需要,命令,要求;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 需要,要求
     vi. 要求,命令

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