need
A requirement for somethingA requirement for something; something needed.
» I need a bit of sugar.
Мне нужно немного сахара. — odexed
Мені потрібно трохи цукру. — deniko
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A requirement for something; something needed.
There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.
She grew irritated with his constant need for attention.
Notwendigkeit, Bedarf, Bedürfnis
нужда́nuždá, потре́бностьpotrébnostʹ, необходи́мостьneobxodímostʹ
нужда́nuždá, потре́баpotréba, необхі́дністьneobxídnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)A desire or craving for the satisfaction of a requirement perceived as essential or primal.
(countable, uncountable)Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Not
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Examples
41291 sentencesI need a bit of sugar.
Мені потрібно трохи цукру. — deniko
ruМне нужно немного сахара. — odexed
You need to wash this shirt.
Ти маєш випрати цю сорочку. — deniko
You need to be more careful.
Тобі потрібно бути обережнішим. — deniko
ruТебе надо быть более осторожным. — marafon
deDu musst vorsichtiger sein. — Ullalia
We need to help each other.
Ми повинні допомогти одне одному. — deniko
ruНам нужно помогать друг другу. — marafon
We need someone to help us.
Нам потрібно, щоб нам хтось допоміг. — deniko
ruНам нужно, чтобы нам кто-нибудь помог. — odexed
deWir brauchen jemanden, der uns hilft. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English need, nede, a merger of two terms:From Middle English need, nede, a merger of two terms:
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Forms
plural: needsSynonyms
10 synonyms- anything that is necessary but lacking:want
- a condition requiring relief:demand
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution:indigencepenurypauperismpauperization
- 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:motivationmotive
Word family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Pronouncing -s and -ed endings — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Verb + -ing or verb + to — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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