Need \Need\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Needed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Needing.] [See Need, n. Cf. AS. n[=y]dan to force,
Goth. nau[thorn]jan.]
To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to
require, as supply or relief.
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Other creatures all day long
Rove idle, unemployed, and less need rest. --Milton.
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Note: With another verb, need is used like an auxiliary,
generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement
or obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change
of termination in the third person singular of the
present tense. "And the lender need not fear he shall
be injured." --Anacharsis (Trans. ).
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
needed \needed\ adj.
necessary; as, provided them with all needed equipment.
Opposite of unnecessary.
Syn: needful, required, requisite.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
needed
adj : necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all
things needful" [syn: needful, required, requisite]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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