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required

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ.ɚd/
re · quired
Past Simple:required
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Past Participle:required
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Present Participle:requiring
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• adjective

1

Officially compulsory, mandatory, or otherwise considered essential and necessary for a particular purpose.

Example

"Introductory biology is a required course for all first-year medical students."

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• verb

1

To have Needed or depended on something for a particular purpose (past tense and past participle of require).

Example

"The complex restoration project required months of careful planning and craftsmanship."

2

To have officially ordered, instructed, or compelled someone to do something by rule or law (past tense and past participle of require).

Example

"The new safety regulations required all visitors to wear protective eyewear inside the laboratory."

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• Nearby Words

requiem
requiem shark
require
required
requirement
requisite
requisitely

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the verb 'require', which entered Middle English via Old French from Latin 'requirere' ('to seek again, ask for, or need'), combining 're-' (repeatedly) and 'quaerere' (to seek or ask).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Required. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/required
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