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need to

need to verb: synonym of have to (“must”).

Verb

need to (third-person singular simple present needs to, present participle needing to, simple past and past participle needed to)

  1. Synonym of have to (“must”).
    Synonyms:
    have to

Synonyms of need to

Forms of need to

third-person singular presentneeds to
present participleneeding to
past participleneeded to
pastneeded to
alternative form (colloquial)needa

Questions about need to

What does need to mean?
Need to means synonym of have to (“must”).
What part of speech is need to?
Need to is a verb.
What is the past tense of need to?
The past tense of need to is needed to.

Words near need to in the dictionary

  1. need not
  2. need one's bumps feeling
  3. need one's bumps felt
  4. need one's eyes checked
  5. need one's head examined
  6. need to
  7. need'st
  8. need-based
  9. need-blind
  10. need-fire
  11. need-fires

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