要す

Meaning

1. v5svs-cvt
   to need; to require; to take; to demand

Example sentences

• 単独で太平洋を航海するのは勇気を要した。

  It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.

• その仕事の完成するには数年を要した。

  The accomplishment of the task took several years.

• この仕事の遂行は多くの歳月を要した。

  The accomplishment of this task took many years.