See require in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "I requyre yow lete vs be sworne to gyders that neuer none of vs shalle after this day haue adoo with other, and there with alle syre Tristram and sire Lamorak sware that neuer none of hem shold fyghte ageynst other nor for wele, nor for woo.",
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"ref": "1998, Joan Wolf, The Gamble, Warner Books:",
"text": "\"I am Miss Newbury,\" I announced, \"and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please.\"",
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"ref": "2009 December 29, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian:",
"text": "‘Regrettably, I have concluded, after considering the matter over Christmas[…], that I can no longer maintain the high standard of service I require of myself, meet the demands of office and cope with the pressures of public life, without my health deteriorating further.’",
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"word": "要求"
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"word": "žádat"
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"word": "kræve"
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"word": "vaatia"
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "exiger"
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"word": "erfordern"
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"word": "követel"
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"word": "요구하다"
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"word": "yêu cầu"
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"ref": "1972 June 5, “Aid for Aching Heads”, in Time:",
"text": "Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.",
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"ref": "2009 February 7, Julian Borger, The Guardian:",
"text": "A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235.",
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"word": "ᎤᏂᎬᎦ"
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"word": "avoir besoin de"
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"word": "richiedere"
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"roman": "tǭng kān",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "ຕ້ອງການ"
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"note": "нужда́ться (nuždátʹsja) (в (v) + prepositional case)",
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{
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"word": "icap etmek"
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"roman": "potrebuváty",
"sense": "to need",
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"ref": "1970 June 29, “Compulsory Midi”, in Time:",
"text": "After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi.",
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{
"ref": "2007 December 5, Allegra Stratton, “Smith to ban non-EU unskilled immigrants from working in UK”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "The government would like to require non-British fiances who wish to marry a British citizen to sit an English test.",
"type": "quote"
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"_dis1": "10 32 31 27",
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "պահանջել"
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "искам"
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"roman": "yāoqiú",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "要求"
},
{
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "vaatia"
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"word": "exiger de"
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
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"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "要求する"
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"_dis1": "10 32 31 27",
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "тре́бовать"
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"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "потре́бовать"
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{
"_dis1": "10 32 31 27",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "avkräva"
}
],
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"word": "desperate times require desperate measures"
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{
"word": "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"
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"word": "require improvement"
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"ref": "1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book XI, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:",
"text": "I requyre yow lete vs be sworne to gyders that neuer none of vs shalle after this day haue adoo with other, and there with alle syre Tristram and sire Lamorak sware that neuer none of hem shold fyghte ageynst other nor for wele, nor for woo.",
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"ref": "1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Mark:",
"text": "I requyre the in the name of god, that thou torment me nott.",
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"ref": "1998, Joan Wolf, The Gamble, Warner Books:",
"text": "\"I am Miss Newbury,\" I announced, \"and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please.\"",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2009 December 29, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian:",
"text": "‘Regrettably, I have concluded, after considering the matter over Christmas[…], that I can no longer maintain the high standard of service I require of myself, meet the demands of office and cope with the pressures of public life, without my health deteriorating further.’",
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"ref": "1972 June 5, “Aid for Aching Heads”, in Time:",
"text": "Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.",
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{
"ref": "2009 February 7, Julian Borger, The Guardian:",
"text": "A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235.",
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"ref": "1970 June 29, “Compulsory Midi”, in Time:",
"text": "After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi.",
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{
"ref": "2007 December 5, Allegra Stratton, “Smith to ban non-EU unskilled immigrants from working in UK”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "The government would like to require non-British fiances who wish to marry a British citizen to sit an English test.",
"type": "quote"
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"ipa": "/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈkwʌɪɹ/",
"note": "Canada, idle-idol split"
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"word": "call for"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pahanǰel",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "պահանջել"
},
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "patrabavácʹ",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
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"word": "патрабава́ць"
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"roman": "zapatrabavácʹ",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
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"perfective"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iziskvam",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "изисквам"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāoqiú",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "要求"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "žádat"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "požadovat"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "vyžadovat"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "kræve"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "kræve"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "vaatia"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "perätä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "exiger"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "erfordern"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "követel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "megkövetel"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "esigere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "prevedere"
},
{
"alt": "ようきゅうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōkyū suru",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "要求する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yoguhada",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "요구하다"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "exigir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "requerer"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trébovatʹ",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "тре́бовать"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "kräva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "utkräva"
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{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "ñäsk-"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vymaháty",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вимага́ти"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to demand, call for authoritatively",
"word": "yêu cầu"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iqtaḍā",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "اِقْتَضَى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "taṭallaba",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "تَطَلَّبَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "anhražešt linel",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "անհրաժեշտ լինել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "karikʻ unenal",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "կարիք ունենալ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nuždaja se",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "нуждая се"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "unigvga",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "ᎤᏂᎬᎦ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xūyào",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "需要"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "žádat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "vyžadovat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "kræve"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "vaatia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "edellyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "demander"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "avoir besoin de"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "requérir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "nécessiter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "precisar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "requirir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "brauchen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "benötigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chreiázomai",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "χρειάζομαι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "déō",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "δέω"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "necesigar"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "requirer"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "richiedere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "necessitare"
},
{
"alt": "ひつようとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hitsuyō to suru",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "必要とする"
},
{
"alt": "ようする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōsuru",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "要する"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tǭng kān",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "ຕ້ອງການ"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "precisar de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "necessitar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "requerer"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "нужда́ться (nuždátʹsja) (в (v) + prepositional case)",
"sense": "to need"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "requerir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "necesitar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "behöva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "kräva"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "gerektirmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "gereksinmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to need",
"word": "icap etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "potrebuváty",
"sense": "to need",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "потребува́ти"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pahanǰel",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "պահանջել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iskam",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "искам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāoqiú",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "要求"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "vaatia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "edellyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "exiger de"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "prier"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "requirir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "richiedere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "domandare"
},
{
"alt": "ようきゅうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōkyū suru",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "要求する"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trébovatʹ",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "тре́бовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potrébovatʹ",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "потре́бовать"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demand of (someone)",
"word": "avkräva"
}
],
"word": "require"
}
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