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- [ri-kwahyuh r]
- /rɪˈkwaɪər/
- /rɪˈkwaɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-kwahyuh r]
- /rɪˈkwaɪər/
Definitions of requiring word
- verb with object requiring to have need of; need: He requires medical care. 1
- verb with object requiring to call on authoritatively; order or enjoin to do something: to require an agent to account for money spent. 1
- verb with object requiring to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand. 1
- verb with object requiring to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable: The work required infinite patience. 1
- verb with object requiring to call for or exact as obligatory; ordain: The law requires annual income-tax returns. 1
- verb with object requiring to place under an obligation or necessity: The situation requires me to take immediate action. 1
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Origin of requiring
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English requiren < Latin requīrere, equivalent to re- re- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to seek, search for (cf. quest)
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Parts of speech for Requiring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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requiring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
requiring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for requiring
adj requiring
- hurry-up — characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
- life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
adjective requiring
- forcing — (of a bid) requiring by convention a response from one’s partner, no matter how weak their hand may be.
- involving — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- necessitating — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- needful — necessary or required: needful supplies.
- needing — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
Top questions with requiring
- parental freedom is limited by laws requiring what?
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