need

nounid 3332·updated May 9, 2026
verified

Something wanted or required.

polysemous

Attested in

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Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
demandindigencemotivationmotivepauperismpauperizationpenurywant
alternatephrasing
Need
plural
needs
possessive
need's
pluralpossessive
needs'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
Something wanted or required.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
Require (something) because it is essential or very important.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
§2
anything that is necessary but lacking
§3
a condition requiring relief
§4
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Something wanted or required.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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Incoming relationships

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