What part of speech is require?

Require can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. require is a verb, present, 1st person singular of require (infinitive).
  • 2. require is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does require mean?

Definitions

Verb

require - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
require - make someone do something
require - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
require - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

Examples of require

#   Sentence  
1. verb We require our secretary to be on time.
2. verb We're entering into some interesting and perhaps previously unexplored socio-political-spiritual territory here that may require further examination and serious introspection.
3. verb That would require someone who had access to the strain.
4. verb Please contact me if you require any additional information.
5. verb Consequently I need to inform you of, and/or require your approval for, the following :
6. verb If you have any questions or require any assistance at all, please contact Hope Duncan at 202.739.0134 or Jeff Mangold at 703.729.2710.
7. verb It will also require someone who is fairly mature in their own spiritual journey.
8. verb Well maybe a miracle could happen, but lets face it we're ordinary people and so require practical day to day techniques!
9. verb We recognize that the state may not require religious groups to officiate at, or bless, same-gender marriages.
10. verb China and Japan, and the world at large, have more dollar reserves than they require.
11. verb Your best bet would just be a swiffer duster -- they don't require cleaner.
12. verb Rodents require special bedding in their cages to absorb their waste, and this needs to be cleaned regularly, or your hamster could suffer from problems due the buildup of ammonia from his urine.
13. verb The only downside is they should be kept in pairs or trios and require a pretty large habitat.
14. verb That means expense, space, and they require weekly cage cleaning.
15. verb Let me try to break this down as simply as I can: diurnal (active during the day time) reptiles like the bearded dragon require 3 types of "light," UVA, UVB, and heat.
Sentence  
verb
We require our secretary to be on time.
We're entering into some interesting and perhaps previously unexplored socio-political-spiritual territory here that may require further examination and serious introspection.
That would require someone who had access to the strain.
Please contact me if you require any additional information.
Consequently I need to inform you of, and/or require your approval for, the following :
If you have any questions or require any assistance at all, please contact Hope Duncan at 202.739.0134 or Jeff Mangold at 703.729.2710.
It will also require someone who is fairly mature in their own spiritual journey.
Well maybe a miracle could happen, but lets face it we're ordinary people and so require practical day to day techniques!
We recognize that the state may not require religious groups to officiate at, or bless, same-gender marriages.
China and Japan, and the world at large, have more dollar reserves than they require.
Your best bet would just be a swiffer duster -- they don't require cleaner.
Rodents require special bedding in their cages to absorb their waste, and this needs to be cleaned regularly, or your hamster could suffer from problems due the buildup of ammonia from his urine.
The only downside is they should be kept in pairs or trios and require a pretty large habitat.
That means expense, space, and they require weekly cage cleaning.
Let me try to break this down as simply as I can: diurnal (active during the day time) reptiles like the bearded dragon require 3 types of "light," UVA, UVB, and heat.

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