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need

/niːd/

noun
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/niːd/

🇺🇸 US

/niːd/

Meaning

  1. Meaning 1 · noun

    A requirement for something; something needed.

    “I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.”

  2. Meaning 2 · noun

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

How this word is used

  • Everyday “I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.”
  • Academic “In academic writing, “need” can carry a precise technical sense.”
  • Business “In business contexts, “need” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”

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/məˈtɪkjʊləs/

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Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

“She kept meticulous notes during the lecture.”

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