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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries需要
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xūyào
"你需要完成作业。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To require something because it is essential or very important.
"You need to finish your homework before going out."
- 1
Used to express necessity or obligation.
"You needn't worry about the exam; you've studied hard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'nēd' or 'nīed', meaning necessity, compulsion, or distress, originating from Proto-Germanic '*nauidiz'. Through historical phonetic shifts, it stabilized into the modern English noun and verb denoting requirement or necessity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Need" is said worldwide
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avoir besoin
Transliteration: avwar bezwɛ̃
"Tu as besoin de terminer tes devoirs."
brauchen
Transliteration: ˈbʁaʊ̯xən
"Du brauchst deine Hausaufgaben zu beenden."
avere bisogno
Transliteration: avere biˈzɔɲdo
"Hai bisogno di finire i compiti."
necesitar
Transliteration: neθesiˈtaɾ
"Necesitas terminar tus deberes."
precisar
Transliteration: pɾesiˈzaʁ
"Você precisa terminar sua lição de casa."
जरूरत होना
Transliteration: zaroorat hona
"तुम्हें अपने होमवर्क खत्म करने की जरूरत है।"
需要
Transliteration: xūyào
"你需要完成作业。"
필요하다
Transliteration: pillyohada
"너는 숙제를 끝낼 필요가 있다."
必要がある
Transliteration: hitsuyō ga aru
"宿題を終わらせる必要がある。"
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