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

  requiring
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A requirement.
     vb.
     (present participle of en require nocat=1)

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

  requiring
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A requirement.
     vb.
     (present participle of en require nocat=1)

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

  requiring
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A requirement.
     vb.
     (present participle of en require nocat=1)

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

  requiring
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A requirement.
     vb.
     (present participle of en require nocat=1)

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

  requiring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r equir ing e)

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

  requiring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en require ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb require)

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

  Requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  التطلّب

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

  requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/ 
  požadující

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

  requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  abverlangend
     Synonym: demanding
  
   see: demand, require, demanded, required
  

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

  requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  brauchend, benötigend
     Synonym: needing
  
   see: need sth., require sth., needed, required, he/she needs, he/she requires, he/she would need, need a rest
  

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

  requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  verlangend, erfordernd, voraussetzend, bedingend
   see: require sth., required, requires, required, when particular circumstances so require, require a great deal of energy, The situation calls for swift action.
  

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

  requiring /ɹɪkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  zahtjeva

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈkwaɪɝɪŋ/, /ɹiˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/


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