require

Meaning

1. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
2. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
3. To demand (of someone) to do something.
4. (obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.

Synonyms

need

demand

want

necessitate

claim

postulate

call for

exact

ask

impose

expect

ask for

request

compel

take

oblige

entail

desire

lack

must

command

involve

insist

call

constrain

press

requirement

wish

coerce

stipulate

necessary

assert

be jealous of

be necessary

insist on

cry out for

hint at

order

thrust

wish for

ought

use

utilize

mandate

wear

employ

have to

force

bear on

have need of

Translations

exiger

requérir

richiedere

requerir

benötigen

nodig hebben

necesitar

brauchen

erfordern

demander

behoeven

χρειάζομαι

requerer

necessitare

nécessiter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/

Etymology

From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“I require, seek, ask for”).

Sentences

They require users to have permissions to access the shared resources .

Applications on these networks still require reliability .