Verb

• S: (v) necessitate (necessitate%2:42:00::), ask (ask%2:42:00::), postulate (postulate%2:42:00::), need (need%2:42:00::), require (require%2:42:00::), take (take%2:42:00::), involve (involve%2:42:07::), call for (call_for%2:42:00::), demand (demand%2:42:00::) (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:05::), require (require%2:32:01::), expect (expect%2:32:00::) (consider obligatory; request and expect) "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
• S: (v) command (command%2:32:00::), require (require%2:32:00::) (make someone do something)
• S: (v) want (want%2:34:00::), need (need%2:34:00::), require (require%2:34:00::) (have need of) "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"