8.1.7.3 Need
Use this domain for words related to needing something for some purpose.
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(1) What words refer to needing something?
Example words: need, be in need of, require, be a need for, could do with, have a need, be in a pinch, be in want
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(2) What words refer to needing something very much?
Example words: be desperate for, be crying out for, can't do without, be dependent on, depend on, rely on, be reliant on, badly need
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(3) What words refer to something that is needed?
Example words: someone's needs, necessity, requirement, need (n)
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(4) What words describe something that is needed?
Example words: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable, be a necessity, be a must, requisite, prerequisite, required
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(5) What words refer to a situation in which someone needs something?
Example words: need (n), time of need, dependence, reliance
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(6) What words describe someone who needs something?
Example words: needy, dependent
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(7) What words refer to something needing something done to it?
Example words: need, be in need of, could do with
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(8) What words indicate that something makes it necessary to do something?
Example words: make it necessary, necessitate, call for, entail, take, need, require
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(9) What words refer to providing something that is needed?
Example words: meet a need, satisfy a need, fulfill requirements, meet requirements, meet the demand, fill a need
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(10) What words refer to not needing something?
Example words: don't need, can do without, can manage without, have no need of, have no use for, can dispense with
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(11) What words describe something that is not needed?
Example words: unnecessary, needless, gratuitous, dispensable, luxury
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(12) What words describe someone who does not need anything?
Example words: independent