need not English

Meaning need not meaning

What does need not mean?

need not verb

— (chiefly, UK, auxiliary, indicating absence of necessity) Doesn't have to, don't have to.

— (auxiliary, indicating inadvisability) Ought not to.

Synonyms need not synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as need not?

need not English » English

not have to

have to

Examples need not examples

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Simple sentences

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.