requérir
require, call for
verb ruh-keh-REER Rare
Origin: from Latin 'requirere' (to seek again, to need)
Usage Note
Requérir is an irregular verb conjugated like acquérir: present je requiers, tu requiers, il requiert, nous requérons. It is formal and often found in legal or administrative writing: la loi requiert (the law requires). The related noun requête means a formal request or petition, and réquisition means official requisitioning.
Examples
"Cette tâche requiert une grande précision."
Natural Translation
This task calls for great precision.

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