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My aunt recently sent me a check for $150 for work I did over the summer. My mother deposited the check into her bank account, as she has been paying my loan and credit card bills for several months. She said she'd give me some cash if I needed it. Of COURSE I NEED it. All of it. Right now. I NEED to buy comic boooooooks. It's essential to my mental well-being. No, really! They're like xanax, in a way. They calm me down and make me happy. And I've been so all over the place lately, with (not) eating and (not) sleeping and (not) going to class.
need, n.1
Brit. /ni{lm}d/, U.S. /nid/
I. Necessity, requirement.
{dag}1. Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obs.
2. {dag}a. of (also for, on) need: of or by necessity; unavoidably, compulsorily. Also with quantifier. Cf. NEED adv. Obs.
b. of needs: of or by necessity; unavoidably, compulsorily. Cf. NEEDS adv. Now arch. and rare.
3. Necessity for a particular action or course of action arising from the facts or circumstances of a situation. a. Without article. Chiefly in if need require, if need be, if need were, etc.
need, n.1
Brit. /ni{lm}d/, U.S. /nid/
I. Necessity, requirement.
{dag}1. Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obs.
2. {dag}a. of (also for, on) need: of or by necessity; unavoidably, compulsorily. Also with quantifier. Cf. NEED adv. Obs.
b. of needs: of or by necessity; unavoidably, compulsorily. Cf. NEEDS adv. Now arch. and rare.
3. Necessity for a particular action or course of action arising from the facts or circumstances of a situation. a. Without article. Chiefly in if need require, if need be, if need were, etc.