require

Everyday

1. To require is to need. A cake requires eggs. tree →
2. To require is to make someone do something because of a rule: «Pupils are required to wear a uniform». tree →

In the lessons

In maths: how much of something is needed; often per item, a rate; «required», «how many are required». In science: living things require water, air and food. In everyday life: rules and signs («helmets required»), forms with «required» boxes. In stories: «the quest required great courage».

Examples

• Each shirt requires 3 buttons. tree →
• The trip requires 4 hours of driving. tree →
• How many eggs are required for 5 cakes? tree →
• A plant requires 2 liters of water a week. tree →
• Helmets are required at the skate park. tree →
• All living things require water. tree →
• The game requires two players. tree →
• Pupils are required to be on time. tree →
• What do you require from me?” tree →

Note

«Each X requires n» is a rate: total = n × number of X. Trap: compare what is required with what you have to find what is still needed (needed − have). «Require» is a more formal word for «need»; «requirement» is the thing needed.

In Jewish tradition

God "requires" or demands an account, meaning He will call someone to answer and be punished or repay for a wrong.

Interpretation. Tradition reads "I will require it of him" as a warning that a false prophet or one who ignores God's word will answer to Heaven.

Examples

• And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto My words which he shall speak in My name, I will require it of him. (Torah DEU.18.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.' (Torah GEN.42.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. (Torah GEN.31.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when he died, he said: 'The LORD look upon it, and require it.' (Writings 2CH.24.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'? (Writings PSA.10.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts? (Prophets ISA.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Each X requires n» is a rate: total = n × number of X. Trap: compare what is required with what you have to find what is still needed (needed − have). «Require» is a more formal word for «need»; «requirement» is the thing needed.