to require

Examples

• All

• Some may require medication to function.

  Rampage (1987)

• The Supreme Court says that freedom of speech requires that they do have that opportunity.

  Academic text (2011)

• There are many matters that require your attention.

  Gladiator (2000)

• Well, it's pretty clear that this painting will require so much work.

• We live in a time that requires us to be vigilant.

• Making these programs more effective will require putting them at arm's length from the bureaucracy.

  Academic text (2011)

• These tall plants here don't require as much water as you think.

• Managing that complexity is a daunting task that requires a significant investment in software.

  Academic text (2011)

• In the end, therefore, fundamentally reducing health-care costs requires that providers alter their recommendations.

  Academic text (2011)

• To enroll in the course, you will require a high school diploma.

Synonyms

N

to need

vsto require

∞ 1.0

To require something because it is important

often links necessity to rules laws or social expectation

T

to take

vsto require

∞ 1.0

Need a certain amount of time or space

typically points to necessity arising from rules or expectations instead

W

to want

vsto require

• Formal

∞ 5.8

To need something because it is missing

is more about necessity imposed by rules or social expectation

I

to involve

vsto require

∞ 1.8

Include someone or something as a necessary part of an activity

is centered on necessity due to rules laws or social expectation

C

to call for

vsto require

359 3.2

Need something because the situation makes it necessary

leans more toward necessity coming from rules laws or expectation

D

to demand

vsto require

311 2.1

To need something because a job or situation must have it

is a general necessity term often tied to rules or norms

C

to compel

vsto require

258 4.8

Force someone to do something or make them feel they must

relies more on formal or social rules as the source of necessity

M

to mandate

vsto require

• Formal

169 4.9

To officially require someone to do something

is a more general statement of necessity tied to rules or expectations

O

to oblige

vsto require

• Formal

72 4.5

To make someone do something because the law or rules say so

is broader, applying to necessity from rules expectations rather than only duty

N

to necessitate

vsto require

• Formal

24 6.3

To make something needed as a result

focuses more on necessity coming from rules laws or expectations

How Forceful

to command

307 2.7

to demand

943 2.7

to require

∞ 1.1

to insist

∞ 2.8

to ask

∞ 1.0

to request

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology