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 Meanings and Examples of REQUIRE
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require
 v.  insist upon having; request and expect
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The peasant did not require to be invited twice, but got up and ate.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE LITTLE PEASANT
2  You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allow you all the time you require for your own.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival.
3  Very good; have what time you require, Dantes.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival.
4  "Just the person we require at a time like the present," said a second.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi.
5  It would require years to do again what I have done here, and the results would be instantly destroyed if our jailers knew we had communicated with each other.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19. The Third Attack.
6  The sailors did not require much urging.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo.
7  And I," replied Franz, "will tell you, as I only require his wonderful lamp to make me precisely like Aladdin, that I see no reason why at this moment I should not be called Aladdin.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
8  I require the proof of a pre-engagement.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks.
9  I shall require your services to see that all be properly arranged.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks.
10  As to the time, it will not require very much more than the generality of wills.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 59. The Will.
11  But I am not surprised; the spring has been warm this year, and strawberries require heat, sir.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 61. How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice tha...
12  I have, then, five minutes," said Monte Cristo to himself; "it is more time than I require.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 61. How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice tha...
13  The poor child appeared herself to require the doctor she had recommended to her aged relative.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 72. Madame de Saint-Meran.
14  There are yet five days left; five days are more than I require.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 99. The Law.
15  In the midst of our misfortunes, we are still rich enough not to require assistance from any one.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Cases of major burns require medical treatment and hospitalization.
17  Even great musicians require constant practice.
18  You may require bridging finance until the sale of your own property is completed.
19  We require a jacket and tie.
20  Lentils do not require soaking before cooking.
21  Great designs require great consideration.
22  He will require surgery on his left knee.
23  We should require that every student is immunized against hepatitis B.
24  Growing anything in this soil will require heavy inputs of nutrients.
25  The leaflets require no alteration from year to year.
26  If you require further information, you should consult the registrar.
27  Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations.
28  We require details of your name and address.
29  Many diploma courses require the submission of a project.
30  The tax will require a massive administrative apparatus.