Sell also: ask, demand, involve, motivation, motive, necessitate, pauperism, postulate, require, take, want
• Noun: a condition requiring relief; examples: "she satisfied his need for affection", "God has no need of men to accomplish His work", "there is a demand for jobs"
• Noun: anything that is necessary but lacking; examples: "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs", "I tried to supply his wants"
• Noun: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; examples: "we did not understand his motivation", "he acted with the best of motives"
• Noun: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; examples: "their indigence appalled him", "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
• Verb: require as useful, just, or proper; examples: "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: have need of; example: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
• Verb: have or feel a need for; example: "always needing friends and money"