Need and Task

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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

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

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Need and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

human	human need	human task
physical	physical need	physical task
special	special need	special task
long	long need	long task
Other adjectives: particular, specific, certain, current, original, single, actual, large, great, serious, huge, personal, new, possible, last, different, magical.

Chekhov's Gun: In Chapter 6, when Yamato asks why Yvonne insisted on bringing her rigging to Okinawa, Yvonne replies that "it's better to have it and not need it." Halfway through the chapter, Yamato does need it when she goes off to fight the attacking carrier task force.

Source: Fanfic / The Greatest Generation
Midway through Phantasy Star III: Generations Of Doom, one of the Sages tells you you need to take care of a certain task, but he refers to the wrong place, leading the player off to nowhere.

Source: Guide Dang It / Eastern RPG
And wouldn't you know it - after every successful mission in 201, you find a new attachment that just happens to have the power you'll need for the next task.

Source: Video Game / The Spellcasting Series

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