Definition
To require something is to need it or make it necessary. It can also mean to officially demand that someone do something.
Etymology
From Latin *requirere* meaning 'to seek, ask, need', formed from *re-* 'again' + *quaerere* 'to ask or seek'. The sense moved from 'searching for' to 'needing as essential'.
Kelly Says
Require is stronger than just 'want'—it draws a line between what is optional and what is non-negotiable. Laws, safety rules, and forms love this word because it sets clear conditions: no requirement, no approval.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
vereis
ver-EIS
ARالعربية
يتطلب
ya-ta-TAL-lab
BGБългарски
изисквам
i-ZIS-kvam
BNবাংলা
প্রয়োজন
pro-yo-JON
CACatalà
requerir
re-ke-RIR
CSČeština
vyžadovat
vi-ZHA-do-vat
DEDeutsch
erfordern
er-FOR-dern
ELΕλληνικά
απαιτώ
a-pe-TO
ESEspañol
requerir
re-ke-RIR
EUEuskara
beharrezko
be-ha-REZ-ko
FAفارسی
نیاز داشتن
ni-yaz daash-tan
FRFrançais
exiger
eg-zi-ZHE
GLGalego
requirir
re-ki-RIR
HIहिन्दी
आवश्यक होना
a-vash-YAK ho-na
HRHrvatski
zahtijevati
za-h ti-YE-va-ti
HUMagyar
igényel
i-GE-nyel
IDBahasa Indonesia
memerlukan
me-mer-lu-KAN
ITItaliano
richiedere
ri-kye-DE-re
JA日本語
必要とする
hi-tsu-yo to su-ru
KO한국어
필요로 하다
pil-yo-ro ha-da
LTLietuvių
reikalauti
rei-ka-LAU-ti
LVLatviešu
prasīt
pra-SEET
MNМонгол
шаардах
shaar-dakh
MSBahasa Melayu
memerlukan
me-mer-lu-KAN
NLNederlands
vereisen
ver-EI-sen
PLPolski
wymagać
vy-MA-gach
PTPortuguês
exigir
e-zi-ZHIR
RUРусский
требовать
tre-BO-vat
SKSlovenčina
vyžadovať
vi-ZHA-do-vat
SLSlovenščina
zahtevati
za-he-TE-va-ti
SRСрпски
захтевати
za-HTE-va-ti
SWKiswahili
hitaji
hi-TA-ji
TEతెలుగు
అవసరం
a-va-sa-ram
TRTürkçe
gerektirmek
ge-rek-tir-MEK
UKУкраїнська
вимагати
vy-ma-HA-ty
URاردو
ضرورت ہونا
za-roorat ho-na
VITiếng Việt
yêu cầu
yeu cau