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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- need :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
- need :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|This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- need :anything that is necessary but lacking
- he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs|I tried to supply his wants
- need :have need of
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
- need :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
- need :have or feel a need for
- always needing friends and money
- need :a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- their indigence appalled him|a general state of need exists among the homeless