Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, auxiliary, no past participle, no present participle)Indicating absence of necessity; needn't, do(es) not have to, do(es) not need to.

  2. (auxiliary, dated, no past participle, no present participle)Indicating inadvisability; ought not to.

Examples

116 sentences
  1. I wonder whether Tom really needs that or not.

    Цікаво, чи Тому це насправді потрібно.

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  2. We need action, not words.

    Потрібні дії, а не слова.

    ruНам нужны действия, а не слова.

    deWir brauchen Taten, keine Worte.

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  3. We need actions, not words.

    Потрібні дії, а не слова.

    deWir brauchen Taten, keine Worte.

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  4. We need facts, not opinions.

    Нам потрібні факти, а не думки.

    deWir brauchen Fakten, keine Meinungen.

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  5. You need not worry about Tom.

    ruТебе не нужно беспокоиться за Тома.

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Forms

need not, needing not, needed not, needed not
Base formneed not · to need not
3rd person singularneed not
Present participleneeding not
Past simpleneeded not
Past participleneeded not

irregular

Present simpleLesson

all personsneed not

Past simpleLesson

all personsneeded not

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave needed not
he, she, ithas needed not

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill need not

Synonyms

2 synonyms
needn'tnot have to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
need not — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto