need

Pronunciation: [ni:d]

Average Rank: 324

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 需要, 必须, 缺乏 vt. 需要, 必需 vi. 贫困, 有必要 aux. 需要

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a condition requiring relief
  • n. anything that is necessary but lacking
  • v. have or feel a need for
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Plural: needs
3rd Person: needs
Past Participle: needed
Past: needed
Present Participle: needing

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#453

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.5% (Top 95.5% most frequent)
95.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#107

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#411

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.9% (Top 95.9% most frequent)
95.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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