Meaning of need not | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Indicating absence of necessity; do(es) not have to, do(es) not need to.
   UK, auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
2. Indicating inadvisability; ought not to.
   auxiliary, dated, no-past-participle, no-present-participle

Examples

“My example illustrates how circularity can arise in arguments that appeal to experiment. But the very same example serves to show that this need not be the case.”

“Want ads for what little manual labor there was frequently had the stipulation INNA, an acronym for Italians and Irish Need Not Apply.”

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