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required

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Needed or necessary to complete a task or achieve a goal

    - "The required documents for admission must be submitted before the deadline."
    - "The required tools for the job are not provided by the company."
  • Verb

    Having the power or ability to demand or command

    - "The boss required all employees to attend the mandatory training session."
    - "The law requires citizens to pay taxes."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/



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Synonyms

call for
Rhymes
Words rhyming with required
desired , tired , wired , hired
Variants
List of all variants of required that leads to same result
required , require , requires , requiring , required reading
Forms
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The past tense and past participle of 'require' is 'required'. The comparative and superlative forms of the adjective are 'more required' and 'most required', respectively.

Etymology
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The word 'required' comes from the Old French word 'requerir', which means 'to ask for' or 'to demand'. It was first used in English in the 14th century.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'required' appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

  2. The term 'required reading' refers to literature that is considered essential for students to read in a particular academic program.

Related Concepts
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  1. Obligation: The concept of 'required' is closely related to the idea of obligation, which refers to a duty or responsibility that is expected or imposed by law, custom, or moral principles.

  2. Necessity: Another related concept is 'necessity', which refers to the state of being essential or indispensable for the existence or well-being of something.

Culture
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The concept of 'required' has been used extensively in literature and art to represent the idea of necessity or obligation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the character Polonius says, 'To mine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the star, it is required you do awake the self.' In music, the term 'required listening' refers to works that are considered essential for understanding a particular genre or musical period.

How to Memorize "required"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a sign that reads 'Required' with an arrow pointing to the necessary documents or items.
    - Visualize a person holding up a sign that says 'Required' and pointing to themselves, indicating that they have a certain ability or power.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'required' with the idea of necessity or obligation.
    - Think of the word 'required' as synonymous with 'needed' or 'essential'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'ROAR' to remember the definition of 'required': 'R' for 'Required' and 'N' for 'Necessary' or 'Needed'.
    - Use the sentence 'The boss required all employees to attend the mandatory training session' to help remember the past tense form of 'require'.

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