adjective
necessary for relief or supply
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Examples
- provided them with all things needful
adjective
required by rule
Synonyms
Examples
- in most schools physical education is compulsory
- attendance is mandatory
- required reading
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
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Examples
- 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
verb
consider obligatory
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
make someone do something
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verb
have need of
Synonyms
Examples
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner