behoeven

Meaning

to need

Concepts

need

require

want

involve

claim

necessitate

mean

desire

entail

Synonyms

nodig hebben

hoeven

moeten

toe zijn aan

vereisen

benodigen

reclameren

verlangen

willen

gebruiken

Translations

brauchen

benötigen

precisar

necesitar

nötig haben

necessitar

réclamer

bedürfen

necessitar

abbisognare

aver bisogno di

ter necessidade de

avoir besoin de

requérir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɦuvə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: behoeven

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bihuovon

Cognate with English: behove

Cognate with German: behufen

Cognate with Danish: behøve

Cognate with Norwegian: behøve

Cognate with Swedish: behöva

In summary

From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).