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- [need]
- /nid/
- /niːd/
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- [need]
- /nid/
Definitions of need word
- noun need a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there. 1
- noun need a lack of something wanted or deemed necessary: to fulfill the needs of the assignment. 1
- noun need urgent want, as of something requisite: He has no need of your charity. 1
- noun need necessity arising from the circumstances of a situation or case: There is no need to worry. 1
- noun need a situation or time of difficulty; exigency: to help a friend in need; to be a friend in need. 1
- noun need a condition marked by the lack of something requisite: the need for leadership. 1
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Origin of need
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English nede, Old English nēd (WSaxon nīed), cognate with German Not, Old Norse nauth, Gothic nauths; (v.) Middle English neden, Old English nēodian, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Need
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
need popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
need usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for need
verb need
- demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- call for — If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- necessitate — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
noun need
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
adjective need
- go without — be deprived of, not have
Antonyms for need
verb need
- have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
noun need
- option — command line option
- luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
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