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need

[need] / nid /






Usage

What are other ways to say need? The verb need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire. Require, which expresses necessity as strongly as need, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail. Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. 

Example Sentences

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Grande’s monologue briefly touched on the idea of bringing back old sketches such as “Domingo” from her last appearance before declaring cheekily, “When something is perfect, it doesn’t need a sequel.”

From Los Angeles Times

As well as having an escape plan in the event of a fire, firefighter Suzanne Fleming has said we need to go back to a night-time safety routine of switching things off.

From BBC

"She was worried about a procedure and I was telling her she didn't need to worried about it," said Hollie B.

From BBC

"I feel every day is still the 7 October. We didn't pass the 7 October, but we are strong, and we're waiting for him. We do whatever we need," says Itzik Gvili, Ran's father.

From BBC

Australia still needed 205 to win on a tricky pitch at Perth Stadium and England had a chance of victory if their bowlers could fire again.

From BBC