to have need of; need

He requires medical care.

to call on authoritatively; order or enjoin to do something

to require an agent to account for money spent.

to ask for authoritatively or imperatively; demand.

to impose need or occasion for; make necessary or indispensable

The work required infinite patience.

to call for or exact as obligatory; ordain

The law requires annual income-tax returns.

to place under an obligation or necessity

The situation requires me to take immediate action.

Chiefly British . to desire; wish to have

Will you require tea at four o'clock?

to demand; impose obligation

to do as the law requires.

verb

dislike , have , not want

verb

crave , depend upon , desire , feel necessity for , have need , hurting for , lack , miss , stand in need , wish , assert oneself , beg , beseech , bid , call for , call upon , cause , challenge , claim , command , compel , constrain , demand , direct , enjoin , entail , exact , expect , insist upon , instruct , involve , look for , obligate , oblige , order , postulate , push for , request , requisition , solicit , take , ask , necessitate , need , want , insist on , suppose , force