require B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ UK /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ See IPA manual Freq #4145 Meanings 1 verb To need something. Chronic pain can sometimes require surgery. 2 verb To officially demand that someone do something, often by rule or law. It is required that I give evidence in court. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to need something. need 2 verb · to officially demand that... commandexpect More askexact Word family Forms requirdrequiredrequiresrequiringunrequired Derived forms prerequirerequirabilityrequirableunrequire Related forms requestrequirementrequisite Appears in Proverbs (2) See all Desperate diseases require desperate remedies Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Etymology AI details From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”). Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # require **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ **Frequency rank:** 4145 ## Meanings 1. To need something. 2. To officially demand that someone do something, often by rule or law. ## Examples - Chronic pain can sometimes require surgery. - It is required that I give evidence in court. ## Synonyms - ask - exact ## Derived Forms - prerequire - requirability - requirable - unrequire ## Related Forms - request - requirement - requisite ## Etymology From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”). ## AI Etymology Require comes from Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”). Modern senses include to need something. and to officially demand that someone do something, often by rule or law.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as prerequire, requirability, requirable, and unrequire and related forms such as request, requirement, and requisite. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown