- require something of someone
- require something of someoneto expect or demand someone to give or do something. •
I require absolute loyalty of my employees.
•What is required of me in this job?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
require something of someone
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require — verb 1》 need or depend on. ↘wish to have. 2》 instruct or expect (someone) to do something. ↘(require something of) regard an action or quality as due from. ↘specify as compulsory: the minimum car insurance required by law. Derivatives … English new terms dictionary
require — re‧quire [rɪˈkwaɪə ǁ ˈkwaɪr] verb [transitive] formal 1. to officially demand that people do something, because of a law or rule: require somebody to do something • the ruling requiring companies to disclose the value of stock require that … Financial and business terms
require — ► VERB 1) need for a purpose; depend on. 2) wish to have. 3) instruct or expect (someone) to do something. 4) (require of) regard (an action or quality) as due from. 5) specify as compulsory: the minimum required by law. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
require — (v.) c.1300, to ask a question, inquire, from O.Fr. requerre, from V.L. *requaerere, from L. requirere seek to know, ask, from re repeatedly + quaerere ask, seek (see QUERY (Cf. query)). The original sense of this word has been taken over by… … Etymology dictionary
require */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈkwaɪə(r)] / US [rɪˈkwaɪr] verb [transitive] Word forms require : present tense I/you/we/they require he/she/it requires present participle requiring past tense required past participle required 1) to need someone or something Working with… … English dictionary
require — re|quire [ rı kwaıər ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to need someone or something: Working with these children requires a great deal of patience. a medical condition requiring urgent treatment The cause of the accident is still unclear and requires… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
require — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 if a problem, or situation requires particular action it makes it necessary: It s a matter that requires very careful handling. | What s required is a complete reorganization of the system. 2 to need… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
require*/*/*/ — [rɪˈkwaɪə] verb [T] 1) to need someone or something Working with these children requires a great deal of patience.[/ex] a medical condition requiring treatment[/ex] 2) if a rule, law, contract etc requires something, you must do that thing Car… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bring someone to book — british phrase to punish someone, or to make them explain their behaviour publicly when they have done something wrong If policemen have lied, then they must be brought to book. Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally… … Useful english dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
Dative case — The dative case (abbreviated dat, or sometimes d when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to whom something is given, as in George gave Jamie a drink . In general, the dative marks the indirect object… … Wikipedia
