A condition or situation in which something is required or wanted.
예문
1. His needs were few. (그는 필요한 것이 별로 없었다) 2. He needn't have done it. (그것을 할 필요는 없었는데) 3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (《속담》 어려울 때 친구가 참다운 친구다) 4. I need hardly say ... (…이라고 말할 필요가 없을 것 같다) 5. Need I go at once? -> No, you needn't. (나는 곧 가야 하는가? -> 아니, 그럴 필요없다)
