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NEED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of need in English need verb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / niːd / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / niːd / need verb ( MUST HAVE ) Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ T ] to have to have something, or to want something very much: Babies need constant care . The doctor said I needed an operation . [ + to infinitive ] I need to go to the bathroom . need to Most people need to feel loved . [ + obj + to infinitive ] I need you to help me choose an outfit . desperately need Change was desperately needed, the quicker the better . badly need I badly need (= strongly want ) a rest from all this. informal I don't need all this hassle . B1 [ T ] If you say that someone or something needs something else , you mean that they should have it, or would get an advantage from having it: What you need is a nice hot bowl of soup . [ + -ing verb ] This room needs clean ing . [ + past participle ] She needs her hair wash ed . He needs some climbing boots . You need 250 g of grated cheese for this recipe . All she needed to complete her happiness was a baby . I called her on the pretext of needing more information . We need a coat hook on the back of this door . Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something ) idiom bereft chronic disease go without (something) phrasal verb hard up hour if it wasn't/weren't for phrase in someone's hour of need idiom minus sans scrape scrape the bottom of the barrel idiom scream scream (out) for something idiom shortage shy skimpily starved See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wanting things need verb ( MUST DO ) A1 [ + to infinitive or + infinitive without to ] to have (to): [ + to infinitive ] He needs to lose some weight . need to I need to do some shopping on my way home from work . there needs to be There needs to be more effort from everyone. [ + infinitive without to ] I don't think we need ask him. Nothing need be done about this till next week . formal "Need we take your mother ?" "No, we needn't." necessary necessary Do you have the necessary skills for the job? need Does she have the skills needed for that kind of work? require Will you require a wake-up call in the morning? must The meat must be cooked thoroughly. essential Clean water is essential for a society's health. fundamental Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language. See more results » someone/something needn't do something UK A2 there is no reason for someone or something to do a particular thing: You needn't worry - I'm not going to mention it to anyone. See more someone needn't do something UK used, often when you are mad at someone, to say that they should not do a particular thing or that they have no right to do it: He needn't think I'm driving him all the way there! You needn't laugh ! It'll be your turn next! She needn't think we're paying for all of this because we're absolutely not! He needn't come crying to me expecting sympathy when it all goes wrong ! You needn't think I'm coming with you! He needn't think he's getting a penny out of us! someone didn't need to used to say either that someone did a particular thing although they did not have to, or that someone did not do it because they did not have to: I gave her some extra money - I know I didn't need to but I thought it would be kind . See more someone needn't have done something UK it was not necessary for someone to have done a particular thing, although they did do it: You needn't have washed all those dishes , you know - I'd have done them myself when I got home . See more We'll need to check out his story . I need to get those films processed . In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage . He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was sick . The city needs to attract more industry . Essential or necessary a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom bake something in phrasal verb baked in basically basis be a question of doing something idiom elemental hang on/upon something phrasal verb have occasion to do something idiom if need be idiom if/when push comes to shove idiom implicit in something life raft meat and potatoes idiom meet a requirement much-needed necessary symbiosis symbiotic symbiotically See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressions of anger Grammar Dare , need , ought to and used to (semi-modal verbs) Dare, need, ought to and used to are often called semi-modal because in some ways they are formed like modal verbs and in some ways they are like other main verbs. … Need Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb. … Need : form Affirmatives with the semi-modal need are not common and they are used in formal contexts. There is almost always a negative word (e.g. no one, nobody, nothing) or phrase in the clause, even if the verb phrase is affirmative: … Need : use The semi-modal need is most common in the negative. We use it to show that there is no obligation: … Semi-modal need and main verb need We can use main verb need as an alternative to semi-modal need. Main verb need is followed by to and it changes with person, number and tense (I, you, we, they need to; she, he, it needs to; I, you, she, he, it, we, they needed to). … Idioms I need hardly do something need you ask! need I say need I say more? need your head examined who needs...? need noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / niːd / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / niːd / B2 [ S or U ] the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a satisfactory life : in need of Are you in need of help ? need for There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities . needs B2 [ plural ] the things that a person must have in order to have a satisfactory life or accomplish something: basic need Housing and education are basic needs. See more B2 [ C or U ] a feeling or state of strongly wanting something: [ + to infinitive ] He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone. in need of I was in need of a shower after a long run . have need of formal We have no need of your sympathy . in need not having enough money or food : You just hope that the money goes to those who are most in need. See more [ U ] the state of being necessary : need arises Help yourself to stationery as the need arises . if need be If need be (= if necessary ) , we can take a second car to fit everyone in. need for someone to do something I don't think there's any need for all of us to attend the meeting . be no need to do something B2 If there is no need to do something, it is not necessary or it is wrong : There's no need to buy more food - there's plenty in the fridge . See more There's a crying need for a better education system . The findings of this survey are demonstrative of the need for further research . There is a tremendous need for more low-cost housing . Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs? It's not by any means a brilliant salary but it's adequate for our needs. Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something ) idiom bereft chronic disease go without (something) phrasal verb hard up hour if it wasn't/weren't for phrase in someone's hour of need idiom minus sans scrape scrape the bottom of the barrel idiom scream scream (out) for something idiom shortage shy skimpily starved See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough Feelings of desire Essential or necessary (Definition of need from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) need | Intermediate English need verb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / nid / need verb ( MUST HAVE ) Add to word list Add to word list [ T ] to be necessary to have something, or to want something very much: To make pastry , you need flour , fat , and water . Do we need anything from the store ? Will I be needed in the office tomorrow ? I need you to advise me on what to wear . I need a rest . [ T ] infml If you say that you don’t need something, it can mean that you do not want it because it is causing you trouble : I don’t need all this arguing . [ T ] If you say that someone or something needs something, you can mean that the person or thing should have it or would benefit from having it: What you need is some hot soup to warm you up. My hair needs to be washed . need verb ( MUST DO ) present tense needs or need to have to take an action : [ + to infinitive ] He needs to lose weight . [ + to infinitive ] Before we make a decision , we need to consider our options . [ + to infinitive ] I need to do some shopping on my way home . I don’t think we need ask him. Nothing need be done about this before next week . [ + to infinitive ] As it turned out, I didn’t need to buy any extra material (= I did it, although I didn’t have to) . Idiom need I say more need noun [ U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / nid / need noun [U] ( SOMETHING YOU MUST HAVE ) something that you must or should have, or the lack of this: There’s a growing need for low-cost housing . Need can be a reason : [ + to infinitive ] I don’t think there’s any need to worry . Need is also a feeling or state of greatly wanting something: [ + to infinitive ] a desperate need to be loved We have no need for your sympathy . Need is also the state of being necessary : Help yourself to supplies as the need arises . [ + to infinitive ] There’s no need to buy any more food . in need People who are in need do not have enough money or need some type of help : The money will go to those who are most in need. in need of Someone who is in need of something must or should have it: They’re in need of help . (Definit