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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Anforderung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈan.fɔʁ.dʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Requirement/rɪˈkwʌɪə.m(ə)nt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Eine Anforderung für die Bewerbung ist ein Lebenslauf."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Something that is needed or demanded.

    "A valid driver's license is a requirement for operating a vehicle."
  2. 2

    A condition that must be fulfilled.

    "Meeting the educational requirements is essential for applying to the program."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English verb require, stemming from Old French requirer, which traces back to the Latin requirere meaning 'to seek, ask after, or demand'. The suffix -ment was added to denote the state, act, or resulting product of requiring something essential.

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