require

v 1: 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 demands a spectacular dessert" [syn: {necessitate},

{ask}, {need}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}]

[ant: {obviate}]

2: 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" [syn: {ask}, {expect}]

3: make someone do something [syn: {command}, {compel}]

4: have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent

tuner" [syn: {want}, {need}]