transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r ]
verb
( re·quired ; re·quir·ing )
Etymology: Middle English requeren, from Anglo-French requere, from Vulgar Latin * requaerere to seek for, need, require, alteration of Latin requirere, from re- + quaerere to seek, ask
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to claim or ask for by right and authority
b. archaic : request
2.
a. : to call for as suitable or appropriate
the occasion require s formal dress
b. : to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for
all living beings require food
3. : to impose a compulsion or command on : compel
4. chiefly British : to feel or be obliged — used with a following infinitive
one does not require to be a specialist — Elizabeth Bowen
intransitive verb
archaic : ask
Synonyms: see demand