need

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

2. 2noun

   Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

3. 3noun

   That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business.

4. 4noun

   Situation of need; peril; danger.

5. 5noun

   To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To be wanted; to be necessary.

7. 7adverb

   Of necessity. See Needs.

8. 8noun

   the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

   "we did not understand his motivation"

   "he acted with the best of motives"

   Synonyms

   motivationmotive
9. 9noun

   anything that is necessary but lacking

   "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"

   "I tried to supply his wants"

   Synonyms

   want
10. 10noun

    a condition requiring relief

    "she satisfied his need for affection"

    "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"

    Synonyms

    demand
11. 11noun

    a state of extreme poverty or destitution

    "their indigence appalled him"

    "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

    Synonyms

    indigencepauperismpauperizationpenury
12. 12verb

    have need of

    "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

    Synonyms

    requirewant
13. 13verb

    have or feel a need for

    "always needing friends and money"

14. 14verb

    require as useful, just, or proper

    "It takes nerve to do what she did"

    "success usually requires hard work"

    Synonyms

    askdemandinvolvenecessitatepostulaterequiretake