Need vs. Needs
Difference Between Need and Needs
Neednoun
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.Needsadverb
(archaic) Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to "of need".
One must needs run when the devil drives.Neednoun
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Needsnoun
plural of need
Needverb
(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
Living things need water to survive.Needsadverb
in such a manner as could not be otherwise;
it is necessarily sowe must needs by objectiveNeedverb
(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.Needverb
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
You need not go if you don't want to.Needverb
(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
Needverb
To be necessary (to someone).
Neednoun
a condition requiring relief;
she satisfied his need for affectionGod has no need of men to accomplish His workthere is a demand for jobsNeednoun
anything that is necessary but lacking;
he had sufficient means to meet his simple needsI tried to supply his wantsNeednoun
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 motivationhe acted with the best of motivesNeednoun
a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
their indigence appalled hima general state of need exists among the homelessNeedverb
require as useful, just, or proper;
It takes nerve to do what she didsuccess usually requires hard workThis job asks a lot of patience and skillThis position demands a lot of personal sacrificeThis dinner calls for a spectacular dessertThis intervention does not postulates a patient's consentNeedverb
have need of;
This piano wants the attention of a competent tunerNeedverb
have or feel a need for;
always needing friends and money
