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needs [niːdz] ADV old

needs: svakako

I don't wish to work all weekend, but needs must: ne želim da radim celog vikenda, ali moram

I. need [niːd] N

1. need no pl (requirement):

need: potreba f for - za

your need is greater than mine: tebi je potrebnije nego meni

as the need arises: po potrebi

to be [badly] in need of sth: imati veliku potrebu za nečim

to have no need of sth: nemati potrebu za nečim

2. need no pl (necessity):

need: nužda f

if need be: u slučaju potrebe

3. need (yearning):

need: preka potreba f

I'm in need of some fresh air: moram da izađem na svež vazduh

4. need no pl (requiring help):

she helped him in his hour of need: pomogla mu je kad mu je bilo najpotrebnije

children in need: ugrožena deca

5. need no pl (poverty):

need: oskudica f

those in need: oni koji su finansijski ugroženi

those in need: koji su u oskudici

II. need [niːd] VB trans

1. need (require):

need: trebati

need: biti potreban

your trousers need washing: tvoje pantalone treba da se operu

2. need (must):

you need to do sth: moraš da uradiš nešto

you didn't need to invite him — he was sent an invitation weeks ago: nije bilo potrebe da ga zoveš - poslali smo mu pozivnicu pre nekoliko nedelja

3. need (not want to be subjected to):

I don't need your comments, thank you: ne trebaju mi tvoji komentari, hvala lepo

III. need [niːd] VB aux vb

1. need Brit (must):

need I say more?: šta još reći?

need you ask? iron: još pitaš?

you needn't worry: ne brini

2. need Brit (didn't have to):

you needn't have washed all those dishes: nije bilo potrebe da opereš sve one sudove

3. need Brit (shouldn't):

you needn't laugh!: nemoj da se smeješ!

slake needs, wants: zadovoljiti // zadovoljavati

it needs no further amplification: dalja pojašnjenja nisu potrebna

(take care of) to minister to sb's needs: dvoriti nekoga

(take care of) to minister to sb's needs: brinuti se o nekome

tailor to sb's needs: prilagoditi // prilagođavati

this proposal still needs some tweaking: ovaj predlog još mora da se dotera

my hair needs a shampoo: trebalo bi da operem kosu

this is a very delicate situation and it needs to be handled sensitively: ovo je delikatna situacija i treba je pažljivo rešiti

should the need arise, ...: ukoliko se ukaže potreba

Present
I	need
you	need
he/she/it	needs
we	need
you	need
they	need

Past
I	needed
you	needed
he/she/it	needed
we	needed
you	needed
they	needed

Present Perfect
I	have	needed
you	have	needed
he/she/it	has	needed
we	have	needed
you	have	needed
they	have	needed

Past Perfect
I	had	needed
you	had	needed
he/she/it	had	needed
we	had	needed
you	had	needed
they	had	needed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he needs some advice on how to dress: trebalo bi ga posavetovati o odevanju

the house needs a good clean: kuća je potrebno dobro čišćenje

(take care of) to minister to sb's needs: dvoriti nekoga

(take care of) to minister to sb's needs: brinuti se o nekome

this proposal still needs some tweaking: ovaj predlog još mora da se dotera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The most significant aspect of his research is its direct relevance to societal needs and economic development of the people of the region.

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Clearly the government needs to string up these old bludgers.

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The monks partook in religious duties which were more related to the needs of the ordinary people.

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It needs to be rendered differently again on a PDA, an internet-enabled television and on a mobile phone.

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So, too, is the external world to the mind; which needs, also, as the condition of its manifestation, its objective correlative.

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