need

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in Vietnamese Cần, cần thiết

BrE /niːd/ AmE /nid/

verb / noun en → vi

1 REQUIREMENT [transitive, T + obj] A1

Cần, cần thiết

to require something because it is necessary or important for you

  • need sth

Collocations need help · need money

  • I need a new laptop.

    Tôi cần một chiếc máy tính xách tay mới.

2 OBLIGATION [intransitive + infinitive] A1

Phải, cần phải

to have to do something because it is necessary or important for you

  • need to do sth

Collocations need to study · need to work

  • I need to finish this report by tomorrow.

    Tôi cần phải hoàn thành báo cáo này vào ngày mai.

3 LACK [transitive, T + obj] A2

Thiếu, không đủ

to not have enough of something that is necessary or important for you

  • need sth

Collocations need more time · need less sugar

  • We need more information.

    Chúng tôi cần thêm thông tin.

4 NOUN [countable] A2

Cần thiết, nhu cầu

a thing that you must have or do because it is necessary for you

  • have a need

Collocations basic needs · medical needs

  • Water is a basic need.

    Nước là một nhu cầu cơ bản.