need, v.
(needed, needing, needs)
freq. cnt. 209
(needed, needing, needs)
freq. cnt. 209
require as useful, just, or proper
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 342 freq. cnt.: 144 freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
sample sentences
"It takes nerve to do what she did""success usually requires hard work"
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Something ----s somethingThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingIt ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
verb group
have need of
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 119 freq. cnt.: 98 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6
need require want
sample sentences
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They %s more bread
They %s him to write the letter
They %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They %s more bread
They %s him to write the letter
They %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They %s more bread
They %s him to write the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
have or feel a need for
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
need
sample sentences
"always needing friends and money"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody