Need - English meaning

phrase

To not have something, especially when it is needed

Usage examples:

He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house., you don't want to be caught withou…

verb

Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.

Usage examples:

They called their daughter hannah

noun

A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help

verb

To give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name

Usage examples:

They've called the twins edward and thomas., what's that actor called that we saw in the film last …

noun

A time of intense difficulty or danger.

Usage examples:

The current economic crisis

noun

An extremely dangerous or difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] an economic crisis, [ u ] people react in times of crisis, but ignore us the rest of the time.

noun

A situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous, when there are many problems

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A major/serious/global crisis, an economic/financial/political crisis, a looming/impending/growing …

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

noun

The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.

Usage examples:

Low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation

noun

An absence or too little of something important

Usage examples:

[ c ] there were food shortages and other deprivations during the war.

noun

A situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life

Usage examples:

They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture., there is awful deprivation in the shanty towns.,…

noun

Something that is needed or wanted.

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Integrity was a desideratum

noun

Something that is wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The great desideratum of millions of american families is getting accepted into, and graduating fro…

noun

Poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.

Usage examples:

The family faced eviction and destitution

noun

The state of being without money, food, a home, or possessions

Usage examples:

Destitution has become a major problem in the capital., they both died in poverty and destitution.

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

Usage examples:

Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun

The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand

Usage examples:

[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

noun

The fact of not being easy to do or understand

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With difficulty we finished the job, but only with great difficulty., difficulty of the difficulty …

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

noun

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Usage examples:

Personal alarms for use in an emergency

noun

A dangerous or serious situation, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs immediate action

Usage examples:

In an emergency, dial 911 for an ambulance.

noun

A dangerous or serious situation that happens unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results

Usage examples:

Aim to build up risk-free savings in case of emergency., the governor declared a state of emergency…

verb

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

Usage examples:

A situation which entails considerable risks

noun

A limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations.

Usage examples:

The damage being done in england by entails

verb

To involve or make something necessary

Usage examples:

Any investment entails risk.

adjective

Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Usage examples:

It is essential to keep up-to-date records

noun

A thing that is absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment

adjective

Extremely important or necessary

Usage examples:

A knowledge of spanish is essential for this job., there is an essential difference between the two…

noun

An urgent need or demand.

Usage examples:

Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it

noun

The difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands

Usage examples:

The exigencies of war, economic exigency obliged the government to act.

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

Usage examples:

The peninsula's western extremity

noun

The furthest point, especially from the centre

Usage examples:

The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate., in such a situation, your heart pumps faste…

noun

The parts of the human body furthest from the heart, for example, the fingers, toes, and nose

Usage examples:

In such a situation, your heart pumps faster to prevent your extremities from freezing.

noun

Severe suffering or privation.

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Intolerable levels of hardship

noun

A condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

Usage examples:

[ u ] the 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.

noun

A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money

Usage examples:

Financial/economic hardship the price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic ha…

noun

A state of extreme poverty; destitution.

Usage examples:

He did valuable work towards the relief of indigence

verb

Have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travelling

verb

To include someone or something in an activity

Usage examples:

The accident involved two cars and a truck., the operation involves inserting a small tube into the…

noun

The state of being without or not having enough of something.

Usage examples:

There is no lack of entertainment aboard ship

verb

Be without or deficient in.

Usage examples:

The novel lacks imagination

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

verb

To make something necessary

Usage examples:

An important meeting necessitates my being in houston on friday.

noun

The state or fact of being required.

Usage examples:

The necessity of providing parental guidance

noun

The need for something, or something that is needed

Usage examples:

[ u ] don’t you understand the necessity of eating a balanced diet?, [ u ] she was forced to take t…

noun

An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.

Usage examples:

I have an obligation to look after her

noun

The state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

Usage examples:

He couldn't face another year of penury

noun

The state of being extremely poor

noun

The state of being extremely poor.

Usage examples:

Thousands of families are living in abject poverty

noun

A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

Usage examples:

Sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses

adjective

Required as a prior condition.

Usage examples:

The student must have the prerequisite skills

noun

Something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen

Usage examples:

Introductory physics is a prerequisite for any of the advanced courses in physics.

noun

A state in which food and other essentials for well-being are lacking.

Usage examples:

Years of rationing and privation

noun

A lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living

Usage examples:

Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime., several villages suffered serious privations…

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

noun

A thing that is needed or wanted.

Usage examples:

Choose the type of window that suits your requirements best

noun

Something needed or necessary

Usage examples:

Previous experience is one of the requirements for the job.

noun

What is wanted or needed by someone

Usage examples:

I've been asked to estimate our budget requirements for next year., meet/suit sb's requirements the…

adjective

Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.

Usage examples:

The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid

noun

A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.

Usage examples:

She believed privacy to be a requisite for a peaceful life

adjective

Needed for a particular purpose or result

Usage examples:

I worked to develop the requisite skills for a managerial position.

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

noun

Importance requiring swift action.

Usage examples:

The discovery of the ozone hole gave urgency to the issue of cfcs

noun

The quality of being very important and needing attention immediately

Usage examples:

It now is a matter of urgency that aid reaches the famine area., she stressed the urgency of an ear…

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

Usage examples:

Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Usage examples:

We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Usage examples:

The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement