2022年6月12日 · Hi, It had always been my understanding that "people in need" meant "people requiring help", and "the needy (people)" meant "people lacking basic necessities". However, I was surprised to find the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary both...

2012年6月21日 · If you look at the ngram viewer for 'on a needs basis, on a need basis', you get interesting results: (a) for English (regardless of variety), it looks as if 'on a needs basis' was more frequent initially (say, 1940), but now it is neck-and-neck with 'on a need basis' (b) for American English, it looks as if 'on a need basis' has become more ...

2011年10月6日 · The family is in dire need. And according to its Chinese translation, the sentence means "The family is very poor". But I don't think it is right, because if I say "The family is in dire need of botanical oil", it would totally have a different meaning. So, if I want to express the family needs money, should I say: The family is in dire need of ...

2015年9月21日 · I already know that "out of necessity" (= because you need, because there is a necessity - my definition) is a commonly used phrase in English. My question: does "out of need" (out of necessity, because you need, because there is a necessity - my definition) sound natural/correct in the examples I made below? a. The man stole the food out of need.

2008年8月25日 · The definition of "address" as given by the Dictionary bar above is what you want: Definition B Verb 6 - to cover, treat, handle,deal (and also,strangely, plow). "To address specific needs" means to make a special trargeted plan to answer the needs ( or solve the proble. Hope this addresses you specific need this morning.

2007年7月15日 · Strictly speaking a need is an absolute, so there shouldn't be any question of degree. In informal circumstances needs can be relative, but I still don't think this (the question of degree) is the point: I have a need for love sounds a more general reflection on my character than I need love, which can be an urgent plea for help.

2023年1月11日 · I have searched on the internet about how to use the word " need" as a noun. And they all say that a need for + noun and a need to + verb. However, on the Collin dictionary, there is a case that a need for + V-ing. Here it is: Resources are a basic need for economic development and improving living standards.

2017年9月10日 · In the expression "no need to...", need is a noun, not a verb. "no need to..." = "there is no need to..." If you are using "need" as a noun, the negative word is "no". There is no need to get a permit. If you are using "need" as a verb, the negative word is "not". You do not need to get a permit.

2012年12月10日 · After "all [that] you need" and "all [that] you want", you use the to-infinitive: all you need is to lie down for a while; all I wanted was to lie down for a while. After "all [that] you do", you can use either: all he did was lie down/all he did was to lie down. Personally, I normally use the bare infinitive.

2018年7月17日 · "If necessary" sounds a little more likely to me, RomanPins. "If needed" is okay, however. I don't think you need "If it is needed", but that is also something that you could reasonably say in that sentence. If I needed to say that, I would use this sentence: I will call the cops if necessary. OR: I will call the cops if that is necessary.