All require synonyms
reΒ·quire
R r verb require
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- desiderate β to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
- minuses β less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
- lay open β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- crave β If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- warrant β authorization, sanction, or justification.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- draw on β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- fall back on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- call on β If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- give it to β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- make a stand β to take a position for defense or opposition
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- call for β If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
- conscripted β enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- bid β A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- need β a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- impetrate β to obtain by entreaty.
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- crack down β If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- lack β something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- let in on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- ask for β to try to obtain by requesting
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- lay claim to β to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- impose β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- look for β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- adjure β to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
- break the news β announce sth
- guarantied β a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- expect β Regard (something) as likely to happen.
- cost β The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.