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Need vs. Needs

Need and Needs Definitions

Need

A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved
Crops in need of water.
A child's need for affection.

Needs

Of necessity; necessarily
We must needs go.

Need

Something required or wanted; a requisite
"Those of us who led the charge for these women's issues ... shared a common vision in the needs of women" (Olympia Snowe).

Needs

(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.

Need

Necessity; obligation
There is no need for you to go.

Needs

Plural of need
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Need

A condition of poverty or misfortune
The family is in dire need.

Needs

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; - often with must, and equivalent to of need.
A man must needs love mauger his head.
And he must needs go through Samaria.
He would needs know the cause of his repulse.

Need

To be under the necessity of or the obligation to
They need not come. You needn't be concerned.

Needs

In such a manner as could not be otherwise;
It is necessarily so
We must needs by objective

Need

To have need of; require
The family needs money. We need to get some more paint.

Need

To have an obligation (to do something)
You need to clean up your room.
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Need

To be subject (to an action) by obligation
Bags need to be stowed underneath the seat in front of you.

Need

To want to be subject to
We don't need another lecture on the subject.

Need

To be in need or want.

Need

To be necessary.

Need

A requirement for something; something needed.
There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.
She grew irritated with his constant need for attention.
Our needs are not being met.
I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.

Need

Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
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Need

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
Living things need water to survive.

Need

(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.

Need

(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
You need not go if you don't want to.

Need

(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

Need

To be necessary (to someone).

Need

A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.
And the city had no need of the sun.
I have no need to beg.
Be governed by your needs, not by your fancy.

Need

Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Famine is in thy cheeks;Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes.

Need

That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business.

Need

Situation of need; peril; danger.

Need

To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.
Other creatures all day longRove idle, unemployed, and less need rest.

Need

To be wanted; to be necessary.
When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power, and all that needs.

Need

Of necessity. See Needs.

Need

A condition requiring relief;
She satisfied his need for affection
God has no need of men to accomplish His work
There is a demand for jobs

Need

Anything that is necessary but lacking;
He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
I tried to supply his wants

Need

The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;
We did not understand his motivation
He acted with the best of motives

Need

A state of extreme poverty or destitution;
Their indigence appalled him
A general state of need exists among the homeless

Need

Require as useful, just, or proper;
It takes nerve to do what she did
Success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent

Need

Have need of;
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

Need

Have or feel a need for;
Always needing friends and money

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