needs Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a condition requiring relief
   need; demand.
   
   • she satisfied his need for affection
   • God has no need of men to accomplish His work
   • there is a demand for jobs
2. noun anything that is necessary but lacking
   need; want.
   
   • he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
   • I tried to supply his wants
3. noun 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
   motive; need; motivation.
   
   • we did not understand his motivation
   • he acted with the best of motives
4. noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
   need; pauperization; penury; pauperism; indigence.
   
   • their indigence appalled him
   • a general state of need exists among the homeless
5. verb require as useful, just, or proper
   call for; require; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
   
   • 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
6. verb have need of
   need; require; want.
   
   • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
7. verb have or feel a need for
   need.
   
   • always needing friends and money
8. adverb in such a manner as could not be otherwise
   inevitably; necessarily; of necessity.
   
   • it is necessarily so
   • we must needs by objective

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