Require (Verb)
Meaning 1
Have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.