NEED
Scrabble letter values: N1E1E1D2 = 5
Definition
- verb require as useful, just, or proper. — synonyms: necessitate, ask, postulate, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
- verb have need of. — synonyms: want, require
- verb have or feel a need for.
- noun a condition requiring relief. — synonyms: demand
- noun anything that is necessary but lacking. — synonyms: want
- noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal. — synonyms: motivation, motive
- noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution. — synonyms: indigence, penury, pauperism, pauperization
Examples
- “It takes nerve to do what she did”
- “success usually requires hard work”
- “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”