Be necessary and Need

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Need and be necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb phrase "Be necessary".

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Be necessary and need are semantically related. You can use "Be necessary" instead a verb "Need".

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

When you get home, whatever you need, whatever you want... Sucre: That won't be necessary.

Source: Series / Prison Break
The Mysterious oracle asks a variety of questions as to whether you're dreaming, hallucinating, or imagining, and later lampshades that another "journey" may be necessary for you to get the answers you need then tells you that sometimes the same thing can happen again.

Source: New Game+
Compare the Old Save Bonus, where you need to interact with a separate game (generally of the same company) to unlock certain content, which is usually not central to gameplay but may be necessary for 100% Completion.

Source: One Game for the Price of Two

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