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(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed. / Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

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need

Source Word

need

IPA(Pronunciation)

/niːd/

Noun

countable uncountable

(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed. / Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

Japanese Meaning

何かに対する要求事項、必要なもの。または必要な状態。 / 生活手段の欠如、極度の貧困状態。

There is a clear need for affordable housing in the city.

その都市には手頃な価格の住宅に対する明確な必要性がある。

Sense（1）

(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.

There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.

Sense（2）

Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

Famine is in thy cheeks;

Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes.

needs

（ plural ）