verb#167 by frequency
need
/niːd/
To have an absolute requirement for; To want strongly; to feel that one must have something; To be obliged or required
- he/she/it
- needs
- past
- needed
- past participle
- needed
Meanings
- 1
To have an absolute requirement for
I need a little time.
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It's something I don't need.
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- 2
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something
- 3
To be obliged or required (to do something)
- 4
To be required; to be necessary
- 5
To be necessary (to someone)rare