Synonyms: must, ought to, should, be obliged to, be obliged, have to, be to
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /niːd/ |
| Hyphenation | need |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑯𐑰𐑛 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑌𐐨𐐼 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) need | (I) needed |
| (thou) needest | (thou) neededst, needst |
| (he) needs, needeth, need (in negative & interrogative sentences) | (he) needed |
| (we) need | (we) needed |
| (you) need | (you) needed |
| (they) need | (they) needed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) need | (I) needed |
| (thou) need | (thou) needed |
| (he) need | (he) needed |
| (we) need | (we) needed |
| (you) need | (you) needed |
| (they) need | (they) needed |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| needing | needed |
| Afrikaans | moet |
|---|---|
| Catalan | haver de |
| Danish | måtte; skulle |
| Dutch | moeten |
| English (Old English) | sculan |
| Esperanto | devi |
| Faeroese | skula; noyðast |
| Finnish | täytyä |
| French | devoir; être obligé; avoir à |
| German | müssen |
| Hungarian | kell; kötelező; muszáj |
| Jamaican Patois | afi |
| Kabylian | ssefk (ⵙⵙⴻⴼⴽ) |
| Low German | möäten |
| Luxemburgish | missen |
| Malay | harus |
| Papiamento | mester |
| Polish | musieć |
| Portuguese | dever; ter a obrigação; ter de; ter que |
| Russian | <должен> |
| Saterland Frisian | moute; skälle |
| Scots | maun; hae tae |
| Spanish | deber; tener que |
| Sranan | musu; abi fu |
| Swedish | böra; må; måste |
| Thai | ควร; ต้อง; พึง |
| West Frisian | moatte |