supply a need/want

supply a need/want
supply a need/want
voorzien in een behoefte/nood

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  • need — I (deprivation) noun absence, dearth, deficiency, deficit, demand, exigency, extremity, inadequacy, incompleteness, indigence, insufficiency, lack, necessitousness, necessitude, necessity, paucity, penury, privation, scantiness, scarcity,… …   Law dictionary

  • Need — (n[=e]d), n. [OE. need, neod, nede, AS. ne[ a]d, n[=y]d; akin to D. nood, G. not, noth, Icel. nau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. n[ o]d, Goth. nau[thorn]s.] 1. A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • need — [nēd] n. [ME nede < OE nied, akin to Ger not, Goth nauths < IE * neuti < base * neu , to collapse with weariness > Welsh newyn, starvation] 1. necessity or obligation created by some situation [no need to worry] 2. a lack of something …   English World dictionary

  • need — n Need, necessity, exigency may all denote either a state or condition requiring something as essential or indispensable or the thing required. Need implies pressure and urgency arising either from external or internal causes or forces; it may… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Need — (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Needed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Needing}.] [See {Need}, n. Cf. AS. n[=y]dan to force, Goth. nau[thorn]jan.] To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief. [1913 Webster] Other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • want — want1 [ want ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something: Do you still want these old letters? want something for something: What do you want for your birthday? want to do something: Liz wants to see the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • supply */*/*/ — I UK [səˈplaɪ] / US noun Word forms supply : singular supply plural supplies 1) [countable] an amount or quantity of something that is available to use A limited oil supply has made gas prices rise. supply of: The falling leaves provide a good… …   English dictionary

  • supply — sup|ply1 [ sə plaı ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount or quantity of something that is available to use: A limited oil supply has made gas prices rise. supply of: The falling leaves provide a good supply of nutrients to the soil. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • want — I UK [wɒnt] / US [wɑnt] verb [transitive] Word forms want : present tense I/you/we/they want he/she/it wants present participle wanting past tense wanted past participle wanted *** Metaphor: Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and… …   English dictionary

  • want — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need (wants a toy train; wants it done immediately; wanted to leave; wanted him to leave). b need or desire (a person, esp. sexually). c esp. Brit. require to be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • supply*/*/*/ — [səˈplaɪ] noun I 1) [C] an amount or quantity of something that is available to use The crops need a constant supply of water.[/ex] electricity/gas/oil supplies[/ex] 2) supplies [plural] things such as food, medicine, and equipment that you need… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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