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require (someone or something) to (do something)

To demand or stipulate as obligatory that someone or something to something. The law requires you to disclose any and all assets held in foreign banks. We require all our guests to sign a waiver before going on the ride.
See also: require, to

require (something) from (someone or something)

1. To demand or stipulate as obligatory that someone or something provide, submit, or turn over something. The law requires a signed disclosure from each member of the board of directors. The bank requires collateral from all business taking out loans.
2. To have a necessity or requisite provided by someone or something. There are many people in the region who require the help of the government. I require more from life than just a roof over my head and three meals a day.
See also: require

require (something) of (someone or something)

To have a necessity or requisite provided by someone or something. Typically used when the required thing is vague or unspecified ("from" is more often used after "require" when the thing is specified). There are a few things we require of you before we can begin processing your information. We're still a little unclear as to what is required of us in this arrangement.
See also: of, require

require a firm hand

To require strong, unwavering discipline and control. Children require a firm hand growing up—they crave structure and rules, despite their protests to the contrary. After a series of calamitous business decisions, the company will require a firm hand if it's going to recover.
See also: firm, hand, require

require a leap of faith

To require one to do something based largely or entirely on one's faith that it is correct or will work, despite having little or no evidence or assurance thereof. Marriage is never a sure thing. In many ways, it requires a leap of faith from both partners. What the government has proposed is certainly ambitious, but it's going to require a leap of faith from companies who stand to lose a lot of money should it not find long-term success.
See also: faith, leap, of, require

require the wisdom of Solomon

To require an exceptional amount or degree of wisdom or sagacity, especially in the face of a difficult problem. Possibly a reference to either the story of the Judgement of Solomon from the Hebrew Bible, or the Book of Wisdom (also known as the Wisdom of Solomon), one of the biblical books of the Apocrypha. If this new product isn't a success, it will require the wisdom of Solomon to come up with a strategy that can save the business. There may be a solution to this issue that doesn't upset some part of the community, but it would require the wisdom of Solomon to find it.
See also: of, require, Solomon, wisdom
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