required; requiring
Definition of require
1a
: to claim or ask for by right and authority
2a
: to call for as suitable or appropriate
the occasion requires formal dress
b
: to demand as necessary or essential : have a compelling need for
all living beings require food
3
: to impose a compulsion or command on : compel
4
chiefly British
: to feel or be obliged
—used with a following infinitive one does not require to be a specialist— Elizabeth Bowen
archaic
: ask
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The first known use of require was in the 14th century
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