I.need [ingl brit niːd, ingl am nid] VB mod When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want, it is generally translated avere bisogno di in Italian: I need help = ho bisogno d'aiuto. - When need is used as a verb to mean must or have to, it can generally be translated by dovere + infinitive: I need to leave = devo partire. - When need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation, it is generally translated by non c'è bisogno che + subjunctive: you needn't finish it today = non c'è bisogno che tu lo finisca oggi. - When needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary, it is generally translated by non è necessario che or non vale la pena che + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = non era necessario che mi sbrigassi/non valeva la pena che mi sbrigassi. - For examples of the above and further uses of need, see this entry.
1. need (must, have to):
2. need (be logically inevitable):
II.need [ingl brit niːd, ingl am nid] VB vb trans
1. need (require):
- I gave it a much-needed clean
2. need (have to):
3. need (want):
III.need [ingl brit niːd, ingl am nid] SOST
1. need (necessity):
2. need (want, requirement):
- bisogno m