require (
http://definr.com/require)
v 1: 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" [syn:
necessitate,
ask,
need,
take,
involve,
call for,
demand]
[ant:
obviate]
2: 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" [syn:
ask,
expect]
3: make someone do something [syn:
command,
compel]
4: have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent
tuner" [syn:
want,
need]