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need

/nid/ /niːd/
modal verb
  1. 1
    (-mesine) gerek olmamak

    Used mainly in negatives to say that something is not necessary.

    • You need not worry about it.
      Bunun için endişelenmene gerek yok.
    • You needn't come if you're busy.
      Meşgulsen gelmene gerek yok.
  2. 2
    (-meme) gerek var mı? Formal

    Used in questions, in formal English, to ask if something is necessary.

    • Need I remind you that the exam is tomorrow?
      Sınavın yarın olduğunu hatırlatmama gerek var mı?
    • Need I bring anything to the party?
      Partiye bir şey getirmeme gerek var mı?
  3. 3
    (-mesine) gerek yoktu

    Used in the form needn't have done for something that was done but was not necessary.

    • You needn't have brought a present.
      Hediye getirmene gerek yoktu.
    • We needn't have hurried; the train was late.
      Acele etmemize gerek yokmuş; tren gecikmiş.

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needn't worryneed notneed I say more?needn't have doneneed only

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