require
verb (used with object)
to have need of; need.
had required
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past perfectof require.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Another collar, priced at over $1 million, contained more than 100 carats of diamonds and had required some 1,600 hours of work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
By the evening, the Ca' Foncello hospital in Treviso where Vonn was treated said she had required "surgery to stabilise a fracture of the left leg".
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
The Dodgers were the better team, but they admitted the Giants had required all of their mojo, they had lost their edge, and they had nothing left for the Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
She said the enhanced deal was the "absolute limit of affordability" and had required "difficult decision-making".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
But the call to Renault had required the right moves, resourcefulness and a little touch of Archie in the night.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
