need

need (http://definr.com/need)

     n 1: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for
          affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His
          work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: demand]
     2: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient
        means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his
        wants" [syn: want]
     3: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to
        action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand
        his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn:
         motivation, motive]
     4: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence
        appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the
        homeless" [syn: indigence, penury, beggary, pauperism]
     v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "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" [syn: necessitate,
           ask, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
          [ant: obviate]
     2: have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent
        tuner" [syn: want, require]
     3: be obliged, required, or forced to; "She has to get her
        driver's license" [syn: must, have, have got]
     4: be in want of
     5: be logically necessary [syn: should, ought, must]
     6: have or feel a need for: "always needing friends and money"