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Need

/niːd/

A strong desire or requirement for something due to necessity or urgency.

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I need water.You need to find your keys.

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"Need" originates from the Old English "neodian" meaning "be necessary, require," related to Proto-Germanic "naudiz," which denotes compulsion or distress.

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