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requirest

verb, old form used with thou

«requirest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«requirest» means «you require», a form of «require»: To require is to need. A cake requires eggs. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou requirest» = «you require».

Examples

Glivi stood on the summit of his castle, and said, "Arthur, what requirest thou of me, since nothing remains to me in this fortress, and I have neither joy nor pleasure in it; neither wheat nor oats?" (Celtic Fairy Tales) tree →

Note

Today: you require.

On Mova

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