Require | Mean of require in English Dictionary

/rɪˈkwajɚ/

• Verb
• to need (something)
1. We require your assistance.
2. He is very sick and requires constant care. [=he has to be given constant care]
3. The game requires great skill and coordination. [=you must have great skill and coordination to play the game]
4. It requires great strength to lift 500 pounds. = Lifting 500 pounds requires great strength.
5. Experience is required for this job. [=you must have experience for this job]
6. English is a required course. [=a course that must be taken in order to graduate]
7. The newspaper is required reading [=reading that must be done] in my politics course.
• to make it necessary for someone to do something
1. The law requires everyone to pay the tax. = The law requires that everyone pay the tax.
2. What will be required of me if I accept the job? = What will I be required to do if I accept the job?
3. 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.