need

Nouns

• (n) a condition requiring relief
  • she satisfied his need for affection
  • God has no need of men to accomplish His work
  • there is a demand for jobs
  demand,
• (n) anything that is necessary but lacking
  • he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
  • I tried to supply his wants
  want,
• (n) 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
  • we did not understand his motivation
  • he acted with the best of motives
  motivation, motive,
• (n) a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  • their indigence appalled him
  • a general state of need exists among the homeless
  indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury,

Verbs

• (v) require as useful, just, or proper
  • It takes nerve to do what she did
  • success usually requires hard work
  • This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  necessitate, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take,
• (v) have need of
  • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
  want, require,
• (v) have or feel a need for
  • always needing friends and money

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