Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To have an absolute requirement for.

    Living things need water to survive.

    You do not always need to go to the library to study. You may use the Internet.

    benötigen, brauchen

    нужда́тьсяnuždátʹsja, быть ну́жнымbytʹ núžnym, тре́боватьсяtrébovatʹsja

    потребува́тиpotrebuváty

    have need of

  2. (transitive)To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

    After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.

    brauchen

    have or feel a need for

  3. (modal)To be obliged or required (to do something).

    I need not go if I don't want to, need I?

    I was wondering if I need fill in more forms. - No, that's the only one you need fill out.

    müssen

  4. (intransitive)To be required; to be necessary.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To be necessary (to someone).

Examples

41291 sentences
  1. I need a bit of sugar.

    Мені потрібно трохи цукру.

    ruМне нужно немного сахара.

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  2. You need to wash this shirt.

    Ти маєш випрати цю сорочку.

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  3. You need to be more careful.

    Тобі потрібно бути обережнішим.

    ruТебе надо быть более осторожным.

    deDu musst vorsichtiger sein.

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  4. We need to help each other.

    Ми повинні допомогти одне одному.

    ruНам нужно помогать друг другу.

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  5. We need someone to help us.

    Нам потрібно, щоб нам хтось допоміг.

    ruНам нужно, чтобы нам кто-нибудь помог.

    deWir brauchen jemanden, der uns hilft.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to have an absolute requirement for:
Русский
By meaning 1
to have an absolute requirement for:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to have an absolute requirement for:
to be obliged to:

Origin

From Middle English neden, from Old English nēodian.

From Middle English neden, from Old English nēodian.

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Forms

needs, needing, needed, needed
Base formneed · to need
3rd person singularneeds
Present participleneeding
Past simpleneeded
Past participleneeded

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyneed
he, she, itneeds

Past simpleLesson

all personsneeded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave needed
he, she, ithas needed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill need

Synonyms

16 synonyms
lack:lackB2be without
require:requireB1be in need of
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • needs needs to
  • needs needs
  • need to do
  • didn't need to
  • need to be
  • need to get
  • what needs needs
  • need to buy
  • really need to
  • needs needs a
  • need to go
  • might not need

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
need — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto