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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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