Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with need in American Collocation
need
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/nid/
very much
badly
desperately
really
sorely
urgently
In order to achieve this, we desperately need your help.
not always or not in every situation
not necessarily
You don’t necessarily need to be present in person.
in fact
actually
really
For such short trips, do you really need to take the car?
only
just
only
simply
I only need glasses for reading.
clearly
clearly
obviously
The woman clearly needed urgent medical help.
certainly
certainly
definitely
This old hotel certainly needs a facelift.
usually
generally
normally
usually
A schoolchild usually needs to sleep about 10 hours every night.
almost not
hardly
These fears, I need hardly say, are completely unjustified.