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- Dictionaryneed/niːd/
verb
- 1. require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable: "I need help now" Similar
- 2. expressing necessity or obligation: "need I say more?" Similar
noun
- 1. circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity: "the basic human need for food" Similar
- 2. a thing that is wanted or required: "his day-to-day needs" Similar
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to have to have something, or to want something very much: Babies need constant care. The doctor said I needed an operation. [ + to infinitive ] I need to go to the toilet. Most people need to feel loved. [ + obj + to infinitive ] I need you to help me choose an outfit. I badly need (= strongly want) a rest from all this.
a. : a lack of something requisite, desirable, or useful. a building adequate for the company's needs. b. : a physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism. health and education needs. 3. : a condition requiring supply or relief. The house is in need of repair.
to require or be required of necessity (to be or do something); be obliged. to need to do more work. 3.(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in negative and interrogative sentences to express necessity or obligation, and does not add -s when used with he, she, it, and singular nouns.
Need definition: a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation. See examples of NEED used in a sentence.
Need as a main verb has the question form do you need?, the negative you don’t need and the past forms needed, did you need? and didn’t need. It has two meanings: 1. to require something or to think that something is necessary:
NEEDS definition: the things you must have for a satisfactory life: . Learn more.
n. 1. 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. 2.
A need is something essential: people need food, water, and shelter. When you lack them, you're in need. Besides physical needs like sleep, people have lots of psychological needs: like for love and friendship. To pass an exam, you need to study.
something that is necessary to have or do: There's an urgent need for more medical supplies.
Definition of need noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
