need

[niːd] 1. n

(necessity) potrzeba f, konieczność f; (demand) potrzeba f, zapotrzebowanie nt; (poverty) ubóstwo nt, bieda f

2. vt

(want) potrzebować +gen; (could do with) wymagać +gen

in need — w potrzebie

to be in need of — wymagać or potrzebować +gen

ten pounds will meet my immediate needs — dziesięć funtów zaspokoi moje najpilniejsze potrzeby

(there's) no need — nie trzeba

there's no need to … — nie ma potrzeby +infin

he had no need to… — nie musiał +infin

you need a haircut — powinieneś iść do fryzjera

I need to do it — muszę to zrobić

you don't need to go, you needn't go — nie musisz iść

a signature is needed — potrzebny jest podpis

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[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb

1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) wymagać, potrzebować

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieć

2. noun

1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potrzeba

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) bieda

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) powód

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- needless

- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of