needs

needs /'ni:dz/

needs

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    n.

  • a condition requiring relief; demand

    she satisfied his need for affection

    God has no need of men to accomplish His work

    there is a demand for jobs

  • anything that is necessary but lacking; want

    he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs

    I tried to supply his wants

  • 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; motivation, motive

    we did not understand his motivation

    he acted with the best of motives

  • a state of extreme poverty or destitution; indigence, penury, pauperism, pauperization

    their indigence appalled him

    a general state of need exists among the homeless

    v.

  • require as useful, just, or proper; necessitate, ask, postulate, require, take, involve, call for, demand

    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

  • have need of; want, require

    This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

  • have or feel a need for

    always needing friends and money


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

needs|needed|needing
syn.: lack require want