require

necesitar, requerir

Necesitar algo para funcionar, ocurrir o poder realizarse.

En inglés sencillo: To need something in order to work, happen, or be done.

• These plants require plenty of water.
• The job requires good communication skills.
• Will the repairs require special tools?

Sinónimos: need, call for

Expresiones frecuentes: require help, require attention, require something, require care

exigir, obligar

Obligar a alguien a hacer algo mediante una norma, una instrucción o una exigencia oficial.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone do something because of a rule, instruction, or official demand.

• The law requires drivers to wear seat belts.
• We were required to sign a form.
• Does the school require parents to attend?

Cómo se usa: require someone to do something (The school requires students to wear a uniform.); be required to do something (Visitors are required to show identification.); require that… (The rules require that all players wear helmets.)

Sinónimos: oblige, compel

Expresiones frecuentes: require someone to, require written permission, require proof, require someone’s presence