DICTOMETER

BEHØVE (Norwegian for "need")

(need, require, necesitar)

1. Synonyms:
   • Need
   • Demand
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Need
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • anything that is necessary but lacking
   Examples:
   • He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
   • I tried to supply his wants
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Motivation
   • Motive
   • Need
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Indigence
   • Need
   • Penury
   • Pauperism
   • Pauperization
   Definitions:
   • a state of extreme poverty or destitution
   Examples:
   • Their indigence appalled him
   • A general state of need exists among the homeless
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Necessitate
   • Ask
   • Postulate
   • Need
   • Require
   • Take
   • Involve
   • Call for
   • Demand
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Want
   • Need
   • Require
   Definitions:
   • have need of
   Examples:
   • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Need
   Definitions:
   • have or feel a need for
   Examples:
   • Always needing friends and money