Need and Think

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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

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

Think verb - To have as an opinion.

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Need and think are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

human	human need	human think
old	old need	old think
good	good need	good think
special	special need	special think
Other adjectives: long, original, many, genuine, single, obvious, actual, big, great, little, bad, absolute, secret, new, last, greatest.

help	need help	think help
man	need man	think man
people	need people	think people
kind	need kind	think kind
Other words: name, someone, time, way, bit, whatever.

Fran argues that they need to hear it because it'll make them think, with Ethyl saying that she doesn't want kids to think, and instead would rather have them watch "safe little situational comedies with time-tested repetitive storylines".

Source: Series / Dinosaurs
My rival is Neanderthal, it makes me think Perhaps I need a drink IQ is no problem here We won't be playing scrabble for her hand I fear I need that beer

Source: I Need a Freaking Drink
It is then subverted when Molly decides that it does not matter if people think she is insane as long as they also think that she possesses useful information they need in the current crisis.

Source: You Have to Believe Me

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