Have and Need

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Have

Have verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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Need is an antonym for have in topics: endure, contain, cheat, bring into the world, be in possession.

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.
Usage example: a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it
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Have is an antonym for need in topics: want, poverty, emergency, want something.
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful
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Common collocations

ability have ability need ability
character have character need character
power have power need power
kind have kind need kind
Other words: name, reason, amount, number, time, way, money, eyes, friends, skills, powers, weapons.
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