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need
verb(need)
have need of
Synonyms: require, want,
need
noun(need)
anything that is necessary but lacking
Synonyms: want,
Examples:
He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs.
need
noun(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
Synonyms: motivation, motive,
need
verb(need)
require as useful, just, or proper
Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, postulate, require, take,
need
noun(need)
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Synonyms: indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury,
Examples:
A general state of need exists among the homeless.
need
noun(need)
a condition requiring relief
Synonyms: demand,
Examples:
She satisfied his need for affection.
God has no need of men to accomplish His work.

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