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Need
noun
/niːd/
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Word Frequency:
264.5
Definitions
1.
noun
A requirement for something; something needed.
"I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter."
2.
noun
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Synonyms
necessitate
must
have got
have
ought
require
demand
should
want
ask
motive
motivation
Rhymes With
accede
concede
impede
cede
lead
heed
precede
seed
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