NEED

verb

Definition

To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief. Other creatures all day long Rove idle, unemployed, and less need rest. Milton.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

NEED (adverb)

Of necessity. See Needs. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NEED (noun)

1. A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want. And the city had no need of the sun. Rev. xxi. 23....

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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