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need
verb
A1
UK /niːd/ US /nid/
To have an absolute requirement for.
transitive
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
transitive
To be obliged or required (to do something).
modal
To be required; to be necessary.
intransitive
Forms
he/she/it
needs
-ing form
needing
past participle
needed
past
needed
Example sentences
41045 results
I need to ask you a silly question.
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It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.
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need
A requirement for something; something needed.
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