requires
ri-KWYRZ/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹz/UKri-KWY-uhz/ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of require.
The new policy requires every employee to log their hours.
Building a bridge requires careful planning and skilled labor.
Note
The -s form agrees with a singular subject (the policy requires, she requires), while I, you and they take plain require. It carries every sense of the verb, including the demanding one that names who is asked with of: what the law requires of citizens. The older meaning 'to ask for, to request' is now obsolete, so a modern requires always signals need or demand, never a polite asking.
requires is a form of require
require, verb: To need something as indispensable; to call for something as a natural necessity. Full entry
- Spelling
- require → requires: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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