Need and See

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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See and need are semantically related. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

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Need and see are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a verb "See".

Nearby Words: seen, seeing

old	old need	old see
good	good need	good see
physical	physical need	physical see
many	many need	many see
Other adjectives: true, obvious, powerful, actual, real, great, serious, huge, little, bad, personal, psychological, last, different.

character	need character	see character
man	need man	see man
people	need people	see people
reason	need reason	see reason
Other words: someone, time, way, eyes, page.

When they see the boyfriend (called "Sparkles"), Riff comments "We might need a bigger team." When he sees the immaculately decorated apartment, he says "We need a bigger team."

Source: Gonna Need More X
Whether you see the lyrics in "I Can't Do This" as being "Oh, God, I need your help" or "Oh God, I need your help" depend on the person.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Other
Later confirmed by the wise Armadillo, who muses, "We each see what we need to see." Forgot I Could Fly: The Hawk stares stupidly as the water tower falls on her, instead of flying away.

Source: Western Animation / Rango

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