need - English word #126

Translation

To have to have something because it is important or necessary.

Word origin

From Old English neodian, meaning to be necessary, from a noun nied meaning need or force.

Verb typeregular (need, needs, needed)

need glass water.

"Need" shows you must have the water.

needs finish.

"Needs" is the form used with he, she, or it.

needed help move table.

"Needed" is the past form of "need".

want

To wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something.

must

Used to say that something is needed or has to happen.

have

To own or hold something, or to help make a past tense (have, has, had).

get

To receive or obtain something, or to become a certain way.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

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