Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Contraction of need not.
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Etymologies
- need + -n't (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But they needn't have bothered, as last night Stephen Colbert went to the mattresses to defend the fast food restaurant.”
The Huffington Post: WATCH: Colbert Defends Taco Bell's 'Beefy' Honor
“But the exhilaration needn't end when the pistes close: Let your hair down under that ski hat and discover ShermansTravel.com's favorite après-ski scenes around the globe.”
The Huffington Post: PHOTOS: The 10 Best Après Ski Scenes Around The World
“Astoundingly, in retrospect, scornful ridicule needn't be practiced in order to achieve results, and childrens' mistakes can be transformed into the often clichéd "teachable moments.”
The Huffington Post: Jason Kitchen: To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother'
“Astoundingly, in retrospect, scornful ridicule needn't be practiced in order to achieve results, and childrens' mistakes can be transformed into the often clichéd "teachable moments.”
The Huffington Post: Jason Kitchen: To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother'
“But the exhilaration needn't end when the pistes close: Let your hair down under that ski hat and discover ShermansTravel.com's favorite après-ski scenes around the globe.”
The Huffington Post: PHOTOS: The 10 Best Après Ski Scenes Around The World
“Said they'd take care of it, mom needn't interfere.”
“The Labour leader needn't worry if the newspapers are against him, because they need him more than he needs them”
“And a technique that distances us from a film needn't make us distrust the film; it just invites us to view it in a different way.”
The Guardian: Can 'fake' documentaries still tell the truth?
“Her young fans who flock to the signing queues and gather in their thousands at the Clan fan website needn't worry, though.”
“But they needn't necessarily (and most likely won't if we're talking jazz) and I'm interested in guest instrumentalists.”
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