need

need verb [ T ] uk/niːd/ us need verb [T]
(NECESSARY ACTION)

B1 If something need s something to be done to it, that thing should be done in order to improve it.

нуждаться, требовать
Do the clothes on this chair need washing? The car need s to be serviced.
 There need s to be sth
used to say that something is necessary

испытывать необходимость в чем-либо
There need s to be more funding for education in this country.

NEED noun

uk/niːd/ us
B2 [ no plural ] something that is necessary to have or do

необходимость, надобность
There's an urgent need for more medical supplies. [ + to do sth ] Is there any need to change the current system? There's really no need for that sort of behaviour. be in need of sth
B2 to need something

нуждаться в чем-либо
My car's in desperate need of repair.