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needs |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb need 2 of 6 senses of need Sense 1 necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand => claim, take exact => govern => draw => cost => cry out for cry for => imply, involve Sense 2 want need require => cry Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb need 2 of 6 senses of need Sense 1 necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand => claim, take exact => govern => draw => cost => cry out for cry for => imply, involve => carry Sense 2 want need require => cry Entailment of verb need Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb need 6 senses of need Sense 1 necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand Sense 2 want need require => be Sense 3 must have have got need Sense 4 need => desire, want Sense 5 should ought, must need Sense 6 need Familiarity of verb need need used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb need Sense 1 necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand -------------- Sense 2 want need require => be -------------- Sense 3 must have have got need -------------- Sense 4 need => desire, want -------------- Sense 5 should ought, must need -------------- Sense 6 need -------------- Grep of noun need need needer needle needle bearing needle biopsy needle blight needle bush needle cast needle furze needle palm needle rush needle spike rush needle wood needlebush needlecraft needlefish needlenose pliers needlepoint needlewoman needlewood needlework needleworker Overview of noun need The noun need has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (56) need demand -- (a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs") 2. (29) need want -- (anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants") 3. (12) motivation, motive, need -- (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action the reason for the action "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives") 4. (1) indigence, need penury, beggary, pauperism -- (a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless") Overview of verb need The verb need has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (112) necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand -- (require as useful, just or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert") 2. (99) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (17) must have have got need -- (be obliged, required, or forced to "She has to get her driver's license") 4. (15) need -- (be in want of) 5. (4) should ought, must need -- (be logically necessary) 6. (1) need -- (have or feel a need for: "always needing friends and money") Overview of adv needs The adv needs has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs -- (in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective") Overview of noun need The noun need has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (56) need demand -- (a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs") 2. (29) need want -- (anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants") 3. (12) motivation, motive, need -- (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action the reason for the action "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives") 4. (1) indigence, need penury, beggary, pauperism -- (a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless") Overview of verb need The verb need has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (112) necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand -- (require as useful, just or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert") 2. (99) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (17) must have have got need -- (be obliged, required, or forced to "She has to get her driver's license") 4. (15) need -- (be in want of) 5. (4) should ought, must need -- (be logically necessary) 6. (1) need -- (have or feel a need for: "always needing friends and money") Overview of adv needs The adv needs has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs -- (in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective")
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