[+ obj] formal 1 : to need (something)
▪ We require your assistance. ▪ He is very sick and requires constant care. [=he has to be given constant care] — used to say that something is necessary ▪ The game requires great skill and coordination. [=you must have great skill and coordination to play the game] ▪ It requires great strength to lift 500 pounds. = Lifting 500 pounds requires great strength. ▪ Experience is required for this job. [=you must have experience for this job] ▪ English is a required course. [=a course that must be taken in order to graduate] ▪ The newspaper is required reading [=reading that must be done] in my politics course. 2 : to make it necessary for someone to do something
▪ The law requires everyone to pay the tax. = The law requires that everyone pay the tax. ▪ What will be required of me if I accept the job? = What will I be required to do if I accept the job? ▪ The truck driver carries a special license, as the law requires (him to do). = The truck driver carries a special license, as required by law.
▪ We require your assistance. ▪ He is very sick and requires constant care. [=he has to be given constant care] — used to say that something is necessary ▪ The game requires great skill and coordination. [=you must have great skill and coordination to play the game] ▪ It requires great strength to lift 500 pounds. = Lifting 500 pounds requires great strength. ▪ Experience is required for this job. [=you must have experience for this job] ▪ English is a required course. [=a course that must be taken in order to graduate] ▪ The newspaper is required reading [=reading that must be done] in my politics course.
▪ The law requires everyone to pay the tax. = The law requires that everyone pay the tax. ▪ What will be required of me if I accept the job? = What will I be required to do if I accept the job? ▪ The truck driver carries a special license, as the law requires (him to do). = The truck driver carries a special license, as required by law.







