Synonyms

require demand take call_for necessitate involve ask postulate

Examples

"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"

Used in print

The statistics hardly indicated that the Pirates needed extra batting practice , but Murtaugh also turned his men loose at Busch_Stadium yesterday .

He does n't really need the immense sum_of_money ( probably converted from American gold on the London_Exchange ) he makes them pay .

You will need a stereo music system , with speakers preferably placed at_least seven or eight feet apart , and one or more of the new London `` Phase 4 '' records .

If the temperature is controlled properly , the avocado will delay its ripening until needed .

- In_addition_to its recreation interests , water is needed for drinking , sanitation , and irrigation .

Related terms

obviate imply cost claim cry_out_for govern draw claim requirement necessity necessity

Synonyms

want require

Examples

: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

Used in print

But if the administration should find it does not need the $ 28 million for a grant-in-aid program , a not unlikely conclusion , it could very_well seek a way to use the money for other purposes .

Her young British lawyer , James_Dunlop , pleaded that she was sorely needed at her Portland home by her widowed mother , 80 , her maiden_aunt , also 80 and bedridden for 20 years , and her uncle , 76 , who once ran a candy shop .

I 'll need more_than a single day to find the words to properly express my thanks to them '' .

The college teacher needs the stimulus of communication with other faculty_members but he also needs to feel that such communication , even informal debates over the luncheon table , are a contribution to the total good of the institution .

If a substitute mechanism is needed for the control of a fictitious impersonal market , quite obviously some method must be devised for representing the public interest .

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be cry lack necessity

Synonyms

demand

Examples

"she satisfied his need for affection" "God has no need of men to accomplish His work" "there is a demand for jobs"

Used in print

Need for service is here to stay - and the problem is going_to be tougher to solve in the sixties .

It is accentuated by the need for pre selling goods , and private label competition .

In the future , quantitative demand will be greater because of the expansion of the economy , and the qualitative need will be greater still .

Nor has the training been enough in_relation_to the need .

Other THC activities followed , conducted by shopping_centers , department_stores , recreation equipment dealers , radio - TV stations , newspapers , and other organizations interested in the need existing to acquaint youngsters with the proper use of sporting firearms and the development of correct attitudes and appreciations related_to hunting and wise use of our natural_resources .

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condition lack necessity necessitate

Synonyms

want

Examples

"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs" "I tried to supply his wants"

Used in print

You must know before you start what the needs and objectives of your organization are ; you must have a list of requirements on where , how many , and what type sites are needed .

Look at the physical features of the land to determine how desirable it is for use , what can be done to correct the faults , and what it will cost to make the area meet your needs in_comparison_to other sites .

An area may be too small for the needs of the project .

Shape of the area is also related_to the use attractions and needs of the development .

They are written by specialists in numerous types of business_enterprises , cover a wide range of subjects , and are directed to the needs and interests of the small firm .

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necessity want

Synonyms

hold have must have_got

Examples

"She has $1,000 in the bank" "He has got two beautiful daughters" "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

Used in print

It is particularly suitable for those who need to work or exercise out_of_doors for their health .

In answering these questions , we need to ask not merely whether Communist troops have crossed over into territories they did not occupy before , and not merely whether disciplined agents of the Cominform are in control of governments from which they were formerly excluded :

You do n't need worry , Angelo .

She 'd say she did n't feel good on Sunday , could n't go_to church - there 'd be a little argument , but she could be stubborn - and when the old_woman had gone , quick pack the things she 'd need to take , all but the dress she 'd wear Monday , and take the bag down to that place in the station where you could put things in a locker overnight , for a dime .

Rev did n't need to break the wax seal , read the contract and find_out .

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bear keep sustain keep wield monopolize stock keep keep carry have property rich_person

Used in print

But oh , how I do sometimes need just a moment of rest , and peace , in myself '' .

At_that_time , he afforded me the courtesy of his busy workday for such length as I may need , to speak about my background , my hopes , my views on various national and local topics , and any problems that I may have been vexed with at_the_time .

Only the memory of previous hurt , bewilderment and perplexity made him sure that if he did not ask B ' dikkat when he , Mercer , was happy , the answer would no_longer be available when he needed it .

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desire

Synonyms

motive motivation

Examples

"we did not understand his motivation" "he acted with the best of motives"

Used in print

Without comparing the relative merits of the two courses - architecture versus interior_design - let us examine the educational needs of the interior_designer .

To achieve this goal of balanced development , communications between the central government and the local communities must be such_that the needs and aspirations of the people themselves are effectively taken_into_account .

They must continue to satisfy basic capital needs ; and there persists the dual problem of maintaining operational unity around a national program of modernization while simultaneously decentralizing participation in the program to wider and wider groups .

John closed his eyes and saw once_again the little niche in his mother 's bedroom , where she had knelt to tell the good Virgin of her needs .

He had had the need to understand what life lurked behind the mask of flesh , behind the oath , the banter , the sadness .

Related terms

psychological_feature urge ethical_motive life irrational_motive rational_motive psychic_energy motivate

Synonyms

ought must should

Used in print

One need not waver in his belief in virile law_enforcement to insist that there are other things in American life which are also of great importance , and to which even law_enforcement must accommodate itself .

I think we need to concern ourselves also with the timeliness of action .

Examples

: "always needing friends and money"

Used in print

I let_up on the accelerator , only to gradually reach again the 60 m._p._h. which would , I hoped , overhaul Herry and the blonde , and as there were cars whose drivers apparently had something more important to catch than had I , Mrs._Major_Roebuck settled_down to practicing on Corporal_Johnson the kittenish wiles she would need when making her duty call on Colonel and Mrs. Somebody in Sante_Fe .

Synonyms

penury pauperism beggary pauperization indigence

Examples

"their indigence appalled him" "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

Used in print

Extension of the ADC program to all children in need living with any relatives , including both parents , as a means of preserving family unity .

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poverty beggar