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require

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

To specify as compulsory or obligatory.

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Senses

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make someone do something

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consider obligatory

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have need of

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require as useful, just, or proper

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
commandexpectmust beneed
pasttense
required
presentparticiple
requiring
thirdpersonsingular
requires
pastparticiple
required