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Meaning of require | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. something that is needed, asked for, ordered etc. It is a legal requirement that all cars have brakes which work; Our firm will be able to supply all your requirements. vereistes حاجَه، إحْتِياج، شَرْط، مُتَطَلَّب изискване exigência požadavek die Forderung krav; behov ανάγκη, απαίτησηexigencia nõudmine نیاز؛ شرایط vaatimus exigenceדרישה अपेक्षा uvjet, zahtjev követelmény tuntutan, syarat krafa, skilyrði esigenza, requisito 要求 필요한 것, 요구되는 것 reikalavimas, reikmė prasība; vajadzība keperluan ve...
    etc
  2. requerir, solicitar.
  3. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on: Do you require assistance? Most plants require plenty of water.
  4. To stipulate as obligatory by authority: The law requires full disclosure of charitable donations.
  5. To impose an obligation on; compel: The school requires all students to study mathematics.
  6. to have need of; depend upon; want
  7. to impose as a necessity; make necessary: this work requires precision.
  8. (also intr) to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation
    also intr
  9. to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command: to require someone to account for his actions.
  10. to have need of; need: He requires medical care.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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