- needn't
- UK [ˈniːd(ə)nt] / US [ˈnɪd(ə)nt]
short form
the usual way of saying or writing "need not". This is not used in formal writing
You needn't shout.
English dictionary. 2014.
needn't
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needn't — (need not) n. do not need, mustn t … English contemporary dictionary
needn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ need not … English terms dictionary
needn't — [nēd′ nt] contraction need not; do not need to or does not need to … English World dictionary
needn't — /need nt/ contraction of need not. Usage. See contraction. * * * /ˈniːdn̩t/ used as a contraction of need not You needn t worry about me. I ll be fine. * * * needn t [needn t] [ˈniːdnt] [ˈniːd … Useful english dictionary
needn't — need|n t [ˈni:dnt] especially BrE the short form of need not ▪ I needn t have put on this thick coat … Dictionary of contemporary English
needn't — need|n t [ nidnt ] short form the usual way of saying or writing need not : You needn t shout … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
needn't — [[t]ni͟ːd(ə)nt[/t]] Needn t is the usual spoken form of need not … English dictionary
needn't — especially BrE the short form of need not : I needn t have put on this thick coat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
needn't — [ˈniːd(ə)nt] short form the usual way of saying or writing ‘need not You needn t worry about me, I ll be fine.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
needn't — Date: 1778 need not … New Collegiate Dictionary
