present participle of need

A need.

plural of needing

A surname.

Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent. / In distress or otherwise difficult circumstances. / (when followed by “of”) needing (the specified necessities).

(rare) Something that is not needed or is excessive.

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for. / (transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something. / (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).

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

(chiefly UK, auxiliary, indicating absence of necessity) Doesn't have to, don't have to. / (auxiliary, indicating inadvisability) Ought not to.

Archaic spelling of need.