[need] n [ME ned, fr. OE nied, ned; akin to OHG not distress, need, OPruss nautin need] (bef. 12c) 1: necessary duty: obligation
2. a: a lack of something requisite, desirable, or useful b: a physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism
3: a condition requiring supply or relief
4: lack of the means of subsistence: poverty
[2]need vb need.ed ; need.ing ; needs or (auxiliary) need vi (bef. 12c) 1: to be needful or necessary
2: to be in want ~ vt: to be in need of: require ~ verbal auxiliary: be under necessity or obligation to "you ~ not answer"