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A requirement for something
“There was a need for a change after having the same administration in office for several years.”
That which must be done out of principle
“He had a need to apologize for his wrongdoings.”
A state of requiring help
“You were always there for the children in their hour of need.”
A state of poverty or impoverishment
“Our focus was on the city's homeless whose need was our first priority.”
(often in plural form "needs") Something that is essential or required
“Food is a human need, as is water.”
(used with for) A reason for a particular feeling or emotion
Severe suffering, difficulty or privation
A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking
The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity
An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right
(now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service
The process of knowing
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition
The action or power of focusing all one's attention
To require a tangible object or objects
“I need some cutlery to eat my dinner with.”
To emotionally yearn for
“It's been so long since I've had ice-cream and I need it now!”
To require the intervention of someone or something
“We will need strong leaders to solve a problem of this magnitude.”
Expressing a necessity or obligation for an outcome
“All you need do as of now is to be patient.”
To have a strong want or desire
To wish or desire to do something
To consider to be true without evidence
To deny or be denied (of something)
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