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NEED

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• NECESSARY
• NEED
• OUGHT TO
• SHOULD

Examples of Usage

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I need a drink of water.

ASL Gloss

WATER DRINK I NEED.

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You need to take a bath!

ASL Gloss

BATH NEED YOU!

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My vision is bad, I need new glasses.

ASL Gloss

NEW GLASSES I NEED WHY? MY VISION BAD.

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I need black thread to sew my dress.

ASL Gloss

MY DRESS SEW BLACK THREAD I NEED.

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I need batteries for my new toy.

ASL Gloss

MY NEW #TOY BATTERY I NEED.

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I need to backup my computer.

ASL Gloss

MY COMPUTER FILES SAVE BACKUP I NEED.

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I need to buy new comfortable shoes before I go to Disney World.

ASL Gloss

NEW COMFORTABLE SHOES NEED BUY I WHY? DISNEY WORLD GO-TO WILL I.

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Our country needs peace.

ASL Gloss

OUR COUNTRY NEEDS WHAT? PEACE.

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I need to drink coffee to wake me up every morning.

ASL Gloss

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP HOW? COFFEE NEED DRINK ME.

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The two of you need to share the candy bar.

ASL Gloss

CANDY BAR TWO-OF-YOU NEED SHARE.

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The novelist traveled through Europe looking for inspiration for her next novel.

ASL Gloss

EUROPE WRITER TRAVEL WHY? NEED INSPIRATION FOR HER NEXT BOOK.

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What tool do I need to fix the bike seat?

ASL Gloss

BIKE SEAT #FIX WHICH T-O-O-L I NEED?

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You need to go hunt for your running shoes.

ASL Gloss

YOUR RUNNING SHOES LOOK-FOR (hunt) NEED YOU.

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I need to buy a new car soon.

ASL Gloss

SOON NEW CAR BUY I NEED.

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I need to measure the room before I buy carpet.

ASL Gloss

BEFORE C-A-R-P-E-T I BUY ROOM MEASURE I NEED.

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I need to go to the post office and buy more stamps.

ASL Gloss

#PO I NEED GO WHY? BUY MORE STAMPS.

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The heat is awful today, I need to turn on the air conditioner!

ASL Gloss

TODAY HEAT AWFUL #AC TURN ON I NEED!

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I need to eat a variety of vegetables.

ASL Gloss

VARIETY #VEG (vegetables) EAT I NEED.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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