Meanings
plural requirements
- A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
1 more example
The requirements of life as we know it include carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, water, and energy.
Synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
- computingA statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
Near-synonyms: specification, rule
1 more example
System requirements not met. Go to Settings to learn more.
Synonyms: specification, rule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
nounSomething asked.
nounA statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic ضَرُورَة, مَطْلَب
- ضَرُورَة (ḍarūra)necessity
- مَطْلَب (maṭlab)something asked
- طَلَب (ṭalab)something asked
Bulgarian необходи́мост, потре́бност
- необходи́мост (neobhodímost)necessity
- потре́бност (potrébnost)necessity
- ну́жда (núžda)necessity
- изи́скване (izískvane)necessity
- изи́скване (izískvane)something asked
- и́скане (ískane)something asked
Catalan requisit, menester
- requisitnecessity
- menesternecessity
- exigèncianecessity
- requisitengineering: constraint
Chinese Mandarin 要求, 需求
- 要求 (yāoqiú)necessity
- 需求 (xūqiú)necessity
Czech podmínka, potřeba
- podmínkanecessity
- potřebanecessity
- požadaveksomething asked
Danish krav, krav
- kravnecessity
- kravsomething asked
Dutch vereiste, plicht
- vereistenecessity
- plichtnecessity
- voorwaardenecessity
- vereistesomething asked
- gevraagdesomething asked
- eisengineering: constraint
- voorwaardeengineering: constraint
Finnish vaatimus, vaatimus
- vaatimusnecessity
- vaatimussomething asked
- vaatimusengineering: constraint
French exigence, besoin
- exigencenecessity
- besoinnecessity
- demandesomething asked
- contrainteengineering: constraint
- exigenceengineering: constraint
German Anforderung, Anforderung
- Anforderungnecessity
- Anforderungsomething asked
- Anforderungengineering: constraint
Hindi आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता
- आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)necessity
- अनिवार्यता (anivāryatā)necessity
- ज़रूरत (zarūrat)necessity
- आवश्यक (āvaśyak)something asked
Hungarian követelmény, kívánalom
- követelménynecessity
- kívánalomsomething asked
Irish gá
- gánecessity
Italian requisito, richiesta
- requisitonecessity
- richiestasomething asked
- requisitoengineering: constraint
Japanese 要求
- 要求 (yōkyū)necessity
Korean 요구
- 요구 (yogu)necessity
Latvian prasība, nosacījums
- prasībanecessity
- nosacījumsnecessity
- lūgumssomething asked
Norwegian Bokmål krav, krav
- kravnecessity
- kravsomething asked
Polish potrzeba, wymóg
- potrzebanecessity
- wymógsomething asked
- wymaganiesomething asked
Portuguese exigência, requisito
- exigêncianecessity
- requisitonecessity
- pedidosomething asked
- requisitoengineering: constraint
Romanian condiție, cerință
- condițienecessity
- cerințăsomething asked
Russian необходи́мость, тре́бование
- необходи́мость (neobxodímostʹ)necessity
- тре́бование (trébovanije)necessity
- потре́бность (potrébnostʹ)necessity
- нужда́ (nuždá)necessity
- тре́бование (trébovanije)something asked
Slovak podmienka, potreba
- podmienkanecessity
- potrebanecessity
- požiadavkasomething asked
Spanish exigencia, requisito
- exigencianecessity
- requisitonecessity
- requerimientonecessity
- requisitoengineering: constraint
Swedish krav, krav
- kravnecessity
- kravsomething asked
Turkish gereklilik, zaruret
- gerekliliknecessity
- zaruretnecessity
- talepsomething asked
Ukrainian потре́ба, необхі́дність
- потре́ба (potréba)necessity
- необхі́дність (neobxídnistʹ)necessity
- доконе́чність (dokonéčnistʹ)necessity
- вимо́га (vymóha)something asked
- вимага́ння (vymahánnja)something asked
Urdu ضَرُورَت
- ضَرُورَت (zarūrat)necessity
Vietnamese yêu cầu
- yêu cầunecessity
Welsh angen, gofyn
- angennecessity
- gofynsomething asked
Cite this entry
requirement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requirement
“requirement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requirement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “requirement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requirement.
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