Meaning of need | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A requirement for something; something needed.
   countable, uncountable
2. Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
   countable, uncountable
3. necessity
4. To be under the necessity of or the obligation to: They need not come. You needn't be concerned.
5. neediness, state of being in need
6. if need be, should the necessity arise.
7. neediness (emotional)
8. unnecessary. You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it. onnodig, nodeloos غَيْر ضَروري излишен desnecessário zbytečný unnötig unødvendig(t) άσκοπος, περιττόςinnecesario tarbetu بی نیاز tarpeeton inutileמיותר निष्प्रयोजन nepotreban, suvišan szükségtelen tidak perlu ónauðsynlegur, óþarfur inutile 必要のない 불필요한 nereikalinga(s) lieks; nevajadzīgs tidak perlu overbodig unødig, unødvendig; selvfølgeligzbędny بى نيازه desnecessário inutil ненужныи; излишне zbytočný odveč ...
9. onnodig بِدون ضَرورَه безполезно desnecessariamente zbytečně unnötig unødvendigt χωρίς λόγο inútilmente tarbetult بطور غیر ضروری tarpeettomasti inutilement לְלא צוֹרֶך अनिवार्य रूप से bez potrebe, suvišno fölöslegesen secara tidak perlu óþarflega inutilmente 不必要に 불필요하게 be reikalo lieki; nevajadzīgi tanpa perlu overbodigunødig; selvfølgelig zbędnie په غير ضرورى توګه desnecessariamente inutil бесполезно zbytočne odveč nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จำเป็น gereksiz olarak 無需 непотрібно غير ضروري طور...
10. poor. You must help needy people. behoeftig, arm مُحْتاج، فَقير، مَعْوِز бедстващ necessitado chudý bedürftig trængende φτωχόςnecesitado puudustkannatav نیازمند köyhä nécessiteuxנצרך निर्धन siromašan szegény miskin þurfandi; nauðstaddur bisognoso 貧困な 궁핍한 skurstantis, vargstantis trūcīgs memerlukan hulpbehoevendtrengende, nødlidendeubogi نيازمين necessitado sărac нуждающийся biedny reven siromašan behövande, nödlidande ขัดสน yoksul, fakir, muhtaç 貧窮的 нужденний; бідний ضرورت مند nghèo túng 贫穷的
11. a lack of; a requirement for. There is an urgent need for teachers in this city. behoefte نَقْص، حاجَه нужда от necessidade de potřeba ein dringender Bedarf an behov for έλλειψη, ανάγκη falta de puudus (millestki) لازم بودن tarve besoin de צוֹרֶך בְ अकिचन, जरूरतमंद potreba szükség van (vmire) kekurangan þörf á, skortur á bisogno di 不足 reikalingumas, stygius vajadzība keperluan behoefte aan et behov forbrak اړه لرل precisão ne­voie de нехватка; потребность potreba potreba po potražnja ett beho...
12. requiring; having a lack of. We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut. benodig بِحاجَه إلى нуждая се precisando de mít potřebu etwas dringend brauchen trænge til μου χρειάζεται necesitar puuduses, vajaduses ضرورت puute besoin de זקוק ל-, צריך की आवश्यकता होना trebati rászorul memerlukan vanta, þarfnast necessità di, ～を必要として 필요한 (kam) reikėti izjust vajadzību/nepieciešamību perlukan nodig hebbend trenge, ha behov for w potrzebie, odczuwający brak ضرورى،اړين a precisar de ...
13. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved: crops in need of water; a child's need for affection.
14. Something required or wanted; a requisite: "Those of us who led the charge for these women's issues ... shared a common vision in the needs of women" (Olympia Snowe).
15. Necessity; obligation: There is no need for you to go.

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Examples

“There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.”

“She grew irritated with his constant need for attention.”

“Our needs are not being met.”

“I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.”

“Being so great, I have no need to beg.”

“Be governed by your needs, not by your fancy.”

“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.”

“Famine is in thy cheeks; Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes.”

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