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Noun A requirement for something demand requirement urgency necessity use wish call desire hunger imperative longing requisite urge yearning covetousness craving eagerness exigency fervourUK fervorUS hankering lust market occasion pining predilection proclivity propensity thirst absence appetite aspiration cry out dearth deficit desideratum dream lustfulness needfulness scantiness scarceness scarcity exigence inclination necessitude passion support ambition drive drought expectation fancy focus strong interest “There was a need for change after having the same administration in office for several years.” Verb To require a tangible object or objects require desire lack want necessitate feel a dearth of feel the necessity for hanker for have need for have occasion for have to have have use for hunger for thirst for have need of be crying out for be deficient of be deprived of be desperate for be in need of be in want of be needy of be poor in be short of be without have occasion to stand in need of yen for “I need some cutlery to eat my dinner with.” Verb To emotionally yearn for crave covet desire crave for long for lust after lust for miss pine for wish for yearn for ache for fancy hunger after hunger for “It's been so long since I've had ice-cream and I need it now!” Noun What must to be done out of principle obligation compulsion duty impetus responsibility commitment motivation devoir imperative incumbency instinct onus burden call charge motive ought cognition “He had a need to apologize for his wrongdoings.” Verb To require the intervention of someone or something expect ask call for challenge command depend on be after call out for claim clamor for cry for cry out for demand enjoin exact insist on involve press stipulate beg for entail take warrant bear postulate “We will need strong leaders to solve a problem of this magnitude.” Noun A state of requiring help crisis difficulty hardship trouble urgency distress emergency exigency want dire straits loss desperate straits dependence dependency misery woe wretchedness “You were always there for the children in their hour of need.” Noun A state of poverty or impoverishment poverty impoverishment lack shortage want deprivation destitution neediness destituteness paucity deficiency famine inadequacy insufficiency pauperism poorness privation scarceness scarcity austerity beggary extremity impecuniosity impecuniousness indigence pennilessness penuriousness penury weakness pauperization scantness starvation “Our focus was on the city's homeless whose need was our first priority.” Verb Expressing a necessity or obligation for an outcome have to ought must should be compelled to be obliged to ought to be under a compulsion to be under an obligation to have need to shall will “All you need do as of now is to be patient.” Noun (often in plural form "needs") Something that is essential or required essential prerequisite must must-have basic condition precondition sine qua non “Food is a human need, as is water.” Find more words! 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