require

Etymology

From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“I require, seek, ask for”).

verb

1. (obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request.
2. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
   "I am Miss Newbury," I announced, "and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please." 1998, Joan Wolf, The Gamble, Warner Books
   ‘Regrettably, I have concluded, after considering the matter over Christmas[…], that I can no longer maintain the high standard of service I require of myself, meet the demands of office and cope with the pressures of public life, without my health deteriorating further.’ 29 December 2009, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian
3. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
   Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery. 5 June 1972, “Aid for Aching Heads”, in Time
   A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235. 7 February 2009, Julian Borger, The Guardian
4. To demand of (someone) to do something.
   After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi. 29 June 1970, “Compulsory Midi”, in Time
   The government would like to require non-British fiances who wish to marry a British citizen to sit an English test. 5 December 2007, Allegra Stratton, “Smith to ban non-EU unskilled immigrants from working in UK”, in The Guardian