English Explanatory Dictionary

need not

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Indicating absence of necessity; needn't, do(es) not have to, do(es) not need to.
  2. Indicating inadvisability; ought not to.

Word forms

need not needed not

Synonyms

not have to needn't
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