English Dictionary

need not

動詞

イギリス英語 助動詞 不要 非推奨

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

日本語の意味

〜する必要がない（強制されない、またはすべきでない） / 〜するべきでない（忠告としての意味）

You need not apologize for being late; everyone understands.

遅刻したことを謝る必要はありません。みんな理解しています。

意味（1）

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

My example illustrates how circularity can arise in arguments that appeal to experiment. But the very same example serves to show that this need not be the case.

意味（2）

(auxiliary, indicating inadvisability) Ought not to.

Want ads for what little manual labor there was frequently had the stipulation INNA, an acronym for Italians and Irish Need Not Apply.

needs not （ present singular third-person ）

needing not （ participle present ）

needed not （ participle past ）

needed not （ past ）