Other Definitions
need (enc)
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Need| Noun | 1. | need - 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"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" necessity - the condition of being essential or indispensable | | | 2. | need - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" | | | 3. | need - 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"life - a motive for living; "pottery was his life" rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument impulse, urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" | | | 4. | need - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" | | | Verb | 1. | need - 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 postulates a patient's consent"exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" involve, imply - have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" | | | 2. | need - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"cry - demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | | 3. | need - have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money" | |
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