need

(noun) a condition requiring relief. Synonyms: demand. 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. Synonyms: want. 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. Synonyms: motivation, motive. Examples: "We did not understand his motivation." "He acted with the best of motives."

(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution. Synonyms: indigence, penury, pauperism, pauperization. Examples: "Their indigence appalled him." "A general state of need exists among the homeless."

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper. Synonyms: necessitate, ask, postulate, require, take, involve, call for, demand. 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. Synonyms: want, require. Examples: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner."

(verb) have or feel a need for. Examples: "Always needing friends and money."