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require, expect, inquire, enquire, necessitate, postulate, need, take, involve, call for, demand Definition: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan";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";inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times";direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question";address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother";require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage";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";;
See Also: invite, ask in, ask over, ask round, ask out, invite out, take out Hyponyms: request, solicit, call, pry, consult, confer with, question, query, interrogate, claim, take, exact, govern, draw, cost, cry out for, cry for, imply, involve Grouped Verbs: inquire, enquire, claim, take, exact Derivational Morphology:
expectation, outlook, prospect, requirement, demand, inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker, question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation, questioning, inquiring, need, want, necessity, essential, requisite, necessary
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