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1. need
verb. ['ˈniːd'] have need of.
Synonyms
- require
- have need of
- want
- be crying out for
- demand
- call for
- necessitate
- entail
Antonyms
- exhale
- stay in place
- open
- thicken
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Need
- guaranteed
- disagreed
- supersede
- stampede
- intercede
- aristide
- aristede
- alwaleed
- succeed
- preceed
- precede
- overfeed
- misread
- mislead
- misdeed
- laclede
- degreed
- decreed
- concede
- walid
- waleed
- wahid
- vahid
- streed
- sinead
- shaheed
- secede
- screed
- reseed
- reread
How do you pronounce need?
Pronounce need as nid.
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UK - How to pronounce need in British English
How do you spell need? Is it ened ?
A common misspelling of need is ened
Sentences with need
1. Verb, base form
You will need this information so you know where to send the letter.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
The most important thing you need to do is to encourage her to eat and drink.
3. Noun, singular or mass
No water signals the need for an HVAC tech’s expertise.
Quotes about need
1. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
- Charles M. Schulz
2. Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.
- Paul Terry
3. Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
- Will Rogers
2. need
verb. ['ˈniːd'] require as useful, just, or proper.
Synonyms
- necessitate
- exact
- demand
- draw
- ask
- require
- cost
- cry for
- cry out for
- involve
- postulate
- claim
- take
- compel
- govern
Antonyms
- allow
- permit
- income
- nonpayment
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. need
noun. ['ˈniːd'] a condition requiring relief.
Synonyms
- necessity
- obligation
- requirement
- call
- condition
- lack
- deficiency
- status
Antonyms
- adduct
- push
- repel
- abduct
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. need
noun. ['ˈniːd'] anything that is necessary but lacking.
Synonyms
- requirement
- necessary
- want
- necessity
- requisite
Antonyms
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- wrong
- supply
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. need
noun. ['ˈniːd'] 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.
Synonyms
- mental energy
- rational motive
- irrational motive
- ethical motive
- life
- morality
- psychic energy
- urge
- ethics
- morals
- psychological feature
- impulse
- motive
Antonyms
- imprecise
- figurative
- inexact
- imperfect
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. need
noun. ['ˈniːd'] a state of extreme poverty or destitution.
Synonyms
- pauperism
- mendicity
- poorness
- penury
- indigence
- beggary
- impoverishment
- poverty
- mendicancy
Antonyms
- glycerolize
- invest
- deposit
- sheathe
Etymology
- need (Middle English (1100-1500))
- neodian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))