requiring

UK /ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/ US /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ.ɪŋ/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

A requirement.

a. 1798, Joshua Evans In the days of my sorrow for sin, I fully believed there was in God alone, a rest for the righteous; and no true rest in any other way, than through obedience to his holy requirings.

Collocations

ADJ.

difficult, economic, frequent, fresh, full, immediate, tedious

The project required immediate attention from the entire team.

VERB + REQUIRING

blocked, changes, dishes, finalized, getting, include, rot, washing

The repairs were blocked from getting finalized, requiring changes to the building plans.

REQUIRING + NOUN

athletes, buses, consideration, hours, passenger, refrigeration, replacement

The new food safety regulations require proper refrigeration for all perishable items.

PREP.

without

The new software update requires a restart without losing any of your saved files.

ADV.

constantly

The project was constantly requiring updates to keep pace with new technology standards.

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Wiktionary

The assignment was very difficult, requiring hours of tedious work.

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Ordering from catalogs saves you time and money without requiring you to leave the house.

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The finalized changes include requiring consideration of economic cost when deciding whether to save a species from extinction.

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It is still a delicate and very fresh creation, requiring our full care.

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The government is now requiring passenger buses to install a speed limiter.

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i Register

In some senses, requiring is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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