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Meaning of need not | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

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

Equivalents

Kurdî lo
Tiếng Việt lọ

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⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

need one's bumps feeling need one's eyes checked need one's head examined need to needa neede

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