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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

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