need

  • 41need — A need is something that is deemed necessary, especially something that is considered necessary for the survival of the person, organization, or whatever. The concept is widely used in the social sciences, with especial attention being placed on… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 42Need — This surname recorded in the spellings of Noad, Noads, Node, Need and Needs, is one of the most unusual of habitational surnames. Its origin is Olde English pre 7th Century, and the derivation is from the ancient word ad or Yde which usually… …

    Surnames reference

  • 43need — [OE] Need is a widespread Germanic noun, with relatives also in German not, Dutch nood, Swedish nöd, and Danish nød. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *nauthiz, whose non Germanic relatives, such as Old Prussian nautin ‘necessity, distress’… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44need — n 1. requirement, demand, requisite, prerequisite; obligation, duty, charge; necessity, essential, Latin, sine qua non; necessitude, essentiality, indispensability. 2. want, lack, desideratum; default, dearth, insufficiency, shortness, paucity,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 45need — n. requirement or necessity. For the purpose of allocating limited health care resources, clinical need is often defined as the capacity to benefit from an intervention, as opposed to the mere felt lack of it, and assessed on a utilitarian basis… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 46need — [OE] Need is a widespread Germanic noun, with relatives also in German not, Dutch nood, Swedish nöd, and Danish nød. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *nauthiz, whose non Germanic relatives, such as Old Prussian nautin ‘necessity, distress’… …

    Word origins

  • 47need-be — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase need be, from need (III) + be, vb. archaic : a necessary reason : necessity …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48Need — Este artículo o sección se refiere o está relacionado con una producción cinematográfica futura o en desarrollo. La información de este artículo puede cambiar frecuentemente. Por favor, no agregues datos especulativos y recuerda colocar… …

    Wikipedia Español

  • 49need — See lack. See lack, want, need …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 50need to — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. have to, be obligated to, have reason to; see must , need 1 , 2 …

    English dictionary for students