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Results for: "need"

Translating from English to Spanish

Translations:

need — to have an absolute requirement for
→ necesitar
→ ocupar
need — something required
→ necesidad f
→ menesteres m/pl
need — to be obliged to
→ necesitar
→ precisar

More translations:

need
→ necesitar
need
→ menester
need
→ necesidad
need
→ demanda
need
→ falta
need
→ requerimiento
need
→ urgencia
need
→ pobreza
need
→ escasez
need
→ hacer falta
need
→ precisar
need
→ precisar de
need
→ requerir
need
→ tener necesidad de
need
→ ser menester; necesidad
need
→ apuro
need
→ carecimiento
need
→ cosa necesaria
need
→ exigir
need
→ indigencia
need
→ reclamar

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

  1. a condition requiring relief

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

  2. anything that is necessary but lacking

    • “he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs”
    • “I tried to supply his wants”
    Synonymswant

  3. 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

    • “we did not understand his motivation”
    • “he acted with the best of motives”
    Synonymsmotivationmotive

  4. a state of extreme poverty or destitution

    • “their indigence appalled him”
    • “a general state of need exists among the homeless”
    Synonymsindigencepenurypauperismpauperization

VERB 3

  1. require as useful, just, or proper

    • “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”
    Synonymsnecessitateaskpostulaterequiretakeinvolvecall fordemand

  2. have need of

    • “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
    Synonymswantrequire

  3. have or feel a need for

    • “always needing friends and money”