Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, auxiliary, formal, literary, negative)Need not.

    We needn’t go to sleep early because tomorrow morning school starts late.

    I needn’t have washed the car: shortly after it started raining.

Origin

From need + -n't.

From need + -n't.

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Forms

needn'ts, needn'ting, needn'ted, needn'ted
Base formneedn't · to needn't
3rd person singularneedn'ts
Present participleneedn'ting
Past simpleneedn'ted
Past participleneedn'ted

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyneedn't
he, she, itneedn'ts

Past simpleLesson

all personsneedn'ted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave needn'ted
he, she, ithas needn'ted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill needn't

Synonyms

1 synonyms
did/does/do not have to/need to

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
needleB1needlessB2needlesslyneedsneedyB2nefariousnegation
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