need

necesitar

verb

need
[ni?d]
sustantivo
1 necesidad (f) (for de)
  • to attend to somebody's needs -> atender las necesidades de alguien
  • there is no need to… -> no hace falta…
  • if need be, in case of need -> si fuera necesario
  • to be in need -> estar necesitado(a) (poor, destitute)
  • to be in need of something -> necesitar algo
  • in time of need -> en los momentos de necesidad
  • their need is greater than mine -> ellos están más necesitados que yo
verbo transitivo
2 necesitar (of person)
  • to need to do something -> tener que hacer algo
  • you'll need to take more money -> te hará falta más dinero
  • I didn't need to be reminded of it -> no hizo falta que nadie me lo recordara
  • his hair needs cutting -> le hace falta un corte de pelo
  • the torch needs a new battery -> hay que cambiarle la pila a la linterna
  • this work needs a lot of patience -> este trabajo requiere mucha paciencia
  • that's all I need! (Ironic) -> ¡sólo me faltaba eso!
modal auxiliar verbo
Cuando se emplea como verbo modal sólo existe una forma, y los auxiliares do/does no se usan he need only worry about himself; need she go?; it needn't matter
también:
  • you needn't worry, I'll be fine! -> no te preocupes, no me va a pasar nada
  • you needn't wait -> no hace falta que me esperes
  • need I say more? -> no hace falta decir más, ya se sabe

need [nid]
sustantivo
1 Necesidad, urgencia.
2 Necesidad, pobreza, miseria.
3 Necesidad, falta de alguna cosa.
  • If need be -> si hubiese necesidad o si fuese necesario
  • In case of need -> en caso de necesidad
  • I stand much in need of your advice -> me hace mucha falta el consejo de Ud
  • Her needs are few -> es poco lo que necesita
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1 Necesitar, haber menester o tener necesidad o precisión de alguna cosa, hacer falta; carecer. (n)
2 Tener que, haber de. (n)
  • They need not fear -> nada tienen que temer
  • He said: «we need but rise» -> dijo, «no tenemos más que levantarnos»
  • Just what I needed -> justo lo que necesitaba
  • It need not follow that ->
va. Pedir, requerir lo que es necesario y conveniente; necesitar.» (El verbo neutro need se emplea a veces, quedando invariable. She need not go, ella no tiene necesidad de ir).., lo que no significa necesariamente que...

need [niːd]
noun
1 (necessity) necesidad; (f)for, of de
I see no need no veo la necesidad; without the need to pay so much sin necesidad de pagar tanto
staff are always available, in case of needcase siempre hay personal disponible en caso de necesidad
there is a need for qualified stafffor hay demanda de personal cualificado
there is every need for discretion in this matter es muy necesario mantener discreción en este asunto
a house in need of paintingin una casa que hace falta pintar
to be in need of have need of
stand in need of necesitar
when I'm in need of a drink cuando necesito un trago; cuando me hace falta tomar algo
there's no need to worryno no hay por qué preocuparse
there's no need for you to go no hace falta no es preciso que vayas;or there's no need for that sort of language! ¡no hay ninguna necesidad de usar ese vocabulario!; ¡no hace falta usar ese vocabulario!; I have no need of advice no me hacen falta consejos; no necesito consejos
in times of needtimes en momentos de apuro necesidad;or
2 (poverty) necesidad; (f) indigencia; (f)
to be in need estar necesitado
3 (thing needed) necesidad; (f)
the needs of industry las necesidades de la industria; my needs are few es poco lo que necesito
bodily needsbodily necesidades corporales; (f)
a holiday that caters for every needevery unas vacaciones que satisfacen todas las necesidades
they tended to my every need procuraban que no me faltase de nada
to supply sb's needssupply proveer lo que necesita algn
verb:transitive
1 [+person] necesitar
I need a bigger car necesito me hace falta un coche más grande;or I need two more to make up the series me faltan dos para completar la serie; I need to get some petrol tengo que echar gasolina; she needs to go to the toilet tiene que ir al servicio al baño;or (LAm) he needs to be told everything twice hay que decírselo todo dos veces; they don't need to be told all the details no es preciso no hace falta contarles todos los detalles;or you only needed to ask tenía más que pedírmelo; he needs watching hay que vigilarlo
that's all I need!allthat's just what I need!just (humorous) ¡solo me faltaba eso!; (ironic) ¡lo que me faltaba!; (ironic)
it's just what I needed es precisamente lo que necesitaba
I need this like I need a hole in the headlike esto es lo último que necesitaba
a much needed holidaymuch unas vacaciones muy necesarias
he needed no askingno no se hizo de rogar
who needs more motorways?who ¿para qué queremos más autopistas?
2 (require) [+concentration, effort, skill] requerir
it needs care requiere cuidado; a visa is needed se requiere un visado; this room needs painting este cuarto hay que hace falta pintarlo;or
I gave it a much needed washmuch le di un buen lavado, que era lo que necesitaba
the report needs no commentno el informe no deja lugar a comentarios
this will need some explainingsome no va a ser fácil explicar esto
3 (impersonal)
it doesn't need to be done now no hace falta hacerlo ahora; it doesn't need me to tell him no hace falta que yo se lo diga; it needed a war to alter that fue necesaria una guerra para cambiar eso
verb:modal
need I go? ¿es necesario que vaya?; ¿tengo que ir?; I need hardly remind you that ... no hace falta que les recuerde que ...; need I say that this is untrue? ni que decir tiene que esto no es cierto; it need not follow that ... lo que no significa necesariamente que ...; I needn't have bothered fue trabajo perdido

Verb Conjugation for "need"

Imperative
  • need
  • you need
  • he/she needs
  • we need
  • you need
  • they need
Preterite
  • I needed
  • you needed
  • he/she needed
  • we needed
  • you needed
  • they needed
Present Continuous
  • I am needing
  • you are needing
  • he/she is needing
  • we are needing
  • you are needing
  • they are needing
Present Perfect
  • I have needed
  • you have needed
  • he/she has needed
  • we have needed
  • you have needed
  • they have needed
Past Continuous
  • I was needing
  • you were needing
  • he/she was needing
  • we were needing
  • you were needing
  • they were needing
Past Perfect
  • I had needed
  • you had needed
  • he/she had needed
  • we had needed
  • you had needed
  • they had needed
Future
  • I will need
  • you will need
  • he/she will need
  • we will need
  • you will need
  • they will need
Future Perfect
  • I will have needed
  • you will have needed
  • he/she will have needed
  • we will have needed
  • you will have needed
  • they will have needed
Future Continuous
  • I will be needing
  • you will be needing
  • he/she will be needing
  • we will be needing
  • you will be needing
  • they will be needing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been needing
  • you have been needing
  • he/she has been needing
  • we have been needing
  • you have been needing
  • they have been needing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been needing
  • you will have been needing
  • he/she will have been needing
  • we will have been needing
  • you will have been needing
  • they will have been needing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been needing
  • you had been needing
  • he/she had been needing
  • we had been needing
  • you had been needing
  • they had been needing
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