A condition of poverty or misfortune: The family is in dire need.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A condition or situation in which something is required or wanted: crops in need of water; a need for affection.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Necessity; obligation: There is no need for you to go.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A requirement for something.
from the English-language Wiktionary
Something required.
from the English-language Wiktionary
adverb
Of necessity. see needs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To have necessity or need for; want; lack; require.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
synonyms ward, etc. see lack.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To be wanted; be necessary: used impersonally.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Needs; necessarily.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
verb-intransitive
To be in need or want.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To be necessary.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To be wanted; to be necessary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auxiliary-verb
To be under the necessity of or the obligation to: They need not come.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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