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need

/nid/

Synonyms of need Antonyms of need Examples of need Usage of need Parts of need Definition that contains need Words sounding like need Explanation of need

verb
have need of
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require want

type of:
be
noun
anything that is necessary but lacking
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"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"

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want

type of:
necessity essential requisite requirement necessary
noun
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
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motivation motive

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psychological feature
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
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ask call for demand involve necessitate postulate require take
noun
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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"a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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indigence pauperism pauperization penury

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poorness poverty impoverishment
noun
a condition requiring relief
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"she satisfied his need for affection" "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"

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demand

type of:
condition status

Examples of need

"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
"a general state of need exists among the homeless"
"she satisfied his need for affection"
"God has no need of men to accomplish His work"