A condition or situation in which something is required or wanted.
예문
1. fail a person in his need (어려울 때 …을 저버리다) 2. He needn't have done it. (그것을 할 필요는 없었는데) 3. I need hardly say ... (…이라고 말할 필요가 없을 것 같다) 4. the need for stricter regulation (보다 엄한 규제의 필요성) 5. They told him that he need not answer. (그들은 그에게 대답할 필요가 없다고 말했다)
