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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- require :require as useful, just, or proper
- It takes nerve to do what she did|success usually requires hard work|This job asks a lot of patience and skill|This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice|This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert|This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- require :consider obligatory; request and expect
- We require our secretary to be on time|Aren't we asking too much of these children?|I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- require :have need of
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
- require :make someone do something