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   need

   /niːd/

   verb

   • 1. require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable: "I need help now" Similar requirebe in need ofstand in need ofhave need ofwantbe in want ofbe crying out forbe desperate fordemandcall fornecessitateentailinvolvehave occasion for/tolackbe withoutbe short ofmiss
   • ▪ not want to be subjected to something: "I don't need your sarcasm"
   • 2. expressing necessity or obligation: "need I say more?" Similar have tobe under an obligation tobe obliged tobe compelled tobe under a compulsion toarchaic:have need to
   • 3. be necessary: archaic "lest you, even more than needs, embitter our parting"

   noun

   • 1. circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity: "the basic human need for food" Similar necessityobligationrequirementcalldemandrare:exigency
   • 2. a thing that is wanted or required: "his day-to-day needs" Similar requirementessentialnecessitywantrequisiteprerequisitewishdemanddesideratum
   • 3. the state of requiring help, or of lacking basic necessities such as food: "help us in our hour of need" Similar needinesswantpovertydeprivationprivationhardshippenurydestitutionindigenceimpecuniousnessdifficultytroubledistresscrisisemergencyurgencyextremitydire/desperate straitsrare:exigency

   Word Origin Old Englishnēodian (verb), nēod, nēd (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nood and German Not ‘danger’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

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