Need

  • 31Need — For other uses, see Need (disambiguation). A need is something that is necessary for organisms to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death.… …

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  • 32need — [[t]nid[/t]] n. v. aux. v. pres. sing. 3rd pers. need. n. 1) a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need to go there[/ex] 2) a lack of something wanted or deemed necessary: the needs of the poor[/ex] 3) urgent want, as of… …

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  • 33need — /nid / (say need) noun 1. a case or instance in which some necessity or want exists; a requirement: to meet the needs of the occasion. 2. urgent want, as of something requisite: he has no need of your kindness. 3. necessity arising from the… …

  • 34need — {{11}}need (n.) O.E. nied (W.Saxon), ned (Mercian) necessity, compulsion, duty; hardship, distress; errand, business, originally violence, force, from P.Gmc. *nauthis (Cf. O.S. nod, O.N. nauðr, O.Fris. ned, M.Du., Du. nood, O.H.G. not, Ger. Not,… …

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  • 35need — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. necessity, requirement; desire, want, privation, lack, poverty; use. v. t. require, crave, claim, demand, yearn; lack, want. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Poverty] Syn. indigence, penury, pennilessness; see… …

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  • 36need — 1. verb 1) do you need money? Syn: require, be in need of, have need of, want; be crying out for, be desperate for; demand, call for, necessitate, entail, involve; lack, be without, be short of 2) you needn t come …

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  • 37need — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ned, from Old English nīed, nēd; akin to Old High German nōt distress, need, Old Prussian nautin need Date: before 12th century 1. necessary duty ; obligation 2. a. a lack of something requisite, desirable, or… …

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  • 38need — 1. verb 1) do you need money? Syn: require, be in/have need of, want, be crying out for, be desperate for, demand, call for, necessitate, entail, involve, lack, be without, be short of 2) do I need to come? …

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  • 39need — 1. noun /niːd/ a) A requirement for something. Theres no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure. b) Something required. She grew irritated with his constant need for attention. 2. verb /niːd/ a) To have an absolute requirement …

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  • 40need — Synonyms and related words: absence, ardor, arrearage, ask, bare cupboard, bare necessities, bare subsistence, basic, be forced, be hurting for, be in for, be in want, be indicated, be necessary, be obliged, be pinched, be poor, beggarliness,… …

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