Spanish word

requerir

Pronunciation

IPA/rekeˈɾiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbrequire, need

Example

Este trabajo requiere concentración.

This work requires concentration.

Illustration for requerir (require)

More examples

El trámite requiere documentos originales.

The procedure requires original documents.

Core concept

An authority or circumstance imposing an obligation.

Common phrases

  • requerir documentos

    require documents

  • requerir firma

    require signature

  • requerir tiempo

    require time

Similar words

necesitar: Need a person, thing, or condition to remedy a lack or make something work.
pedir: Ask another person to give or do something, often directly and informally.
exigir: Insist on compliance or provision, using authority or strong pressure.
solicitar: Submit a formal request or application, often in writing, to an institution.

Definition in Spanish

Indica que una persona, norma o circunstancia exige la existencia, presencia o cumplimiento de algo, con tono más formal que necesitar.

Word origin

From Latin requirere (re- 'again' + quaerere 'seek, ask'), the meaning shifted from 'ask for' to 'demand', and Spanish uses it to express imposed obligations.

Usage tips

  • Frequently used in set phrases like 'se requiere presentar...' and in job or legal descriptions, while everyday speech usually prefers tener que or necesitar.

Other meanings

  • demandverb
  • requestverb

Opposites

Related words

  • requisitorequirementnoun
  • requeridorequiredadjective

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