Antonyms for require
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-kwahyuhr |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwaɪər |
Definition of require
Origin :- late 14c., "to ask a question, inquire," from Old French requerre "seek, procure; beg, ask, petition; demand," from Vulgar Latin *requaerere, from Latin requirere "seek to know, ask," from re-, here perhaps meaning "repeatedly" (see re-), + quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).
- The original sense of this word has been taken over by request (v.). Sense of "demand (someone) to do (something)" is from 1751, via the notion of "to ask for imperatively, or as a right" (late 14c.). Related: Required; requiring.
- verb need, want
- verb ask, demand; necessitate
- This may make a good depot if we require to stay long in this neighbourhood.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- But while we do justice to others, we must require that justice be done to us.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- They may walk, to be sure, but it is exactly the inducement to walk that they require.
- Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens
- To be so particular as you require in subjects of conversation, it is impossible to be short.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It will require sacrifice, but it can be done, and done fairly.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I require your confidence for what I have already said; but I know you have money, and moneyed friends.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- Some cans, however, require that the lids be soldered in place.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- I am glad that there is soothing in these dried leaves for those who require it.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Will she require me to look after her in the matter of pepper and salt?
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- But you will require no more on this subject—I must be left master of myself.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms for require
- assert oneself
- beg
- beseech
- bid
- call for
- call upon
- cause
- challenge
- claim
- command
- compel
- constrain
- crave
- demand
- depend upon
- desire
- direct
- enjoin
- entail
- exact
- expect
- feel necessity for
- have need
- hurting for
- insist upon
- instruct
- involve
- lack
- look for
- miss
- obligate
- oblige
- order
- postulate
- push for
- request
- requisition
- solicit
- stand in need
- take
- wish
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