|
|
- pronunciation:
- nid
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, auxiliary verb
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that one wants or must have.
I have a need to be with my family.- synonyms:
- essential, obligation, requirement
- similar words:
- duty, necessity, want
|
| definition 2: |
the lack of something that is necessary or essential.
The crops are in need of rain.There is a need for skilled workers.- synonyms:
- deficiency, lack, shortage, want
- similar words:
- pinch, void
|
| definition 3: |
a state of want; poverty.
It is a shame that many people live in need.- synonyms:
- poverty, want
- similar words:
- distress, extremity, misery, pinch, straits, trouble
|
| related words: |
absence, appetite, desire, essential, hunger, market, mind |
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
needs, needing, needed |
| definition 1: |
to have a requirement for.
Humans need water to live.- synonyms:
- call for, claim, demand, require, want
- similar words:
- exact
|
| definition 2: |
to have or feel the necessity (to do something).
You need to stay in bed until your fever is gone.I need to go home now, or I'll be in trouble.- similar words:
- must
|
| related words: |
claim, lack, take |
|
|
| part of speech: |
auxiliary verb |
| inflections: |
needs, needing, needed |
| definition: |
to have to do because it is necessary or demanded.
Need I explain every single detail?You need not go to the meeting.- synonyms:
- should
|
Are you looking for the word knead (to press or rub)? Need and knead sound alike but have different meanings.
|
|