need to

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need to

verb needs to · needing to · needed to · needa

Synonym of have to (“must”).
Similar: have to

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"need to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/need%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{need_to_2026,
  title = {need to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/need%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}