Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Need"

A: “Take down a rung or two” and “take down a peg or two” are both correct and they have the same meaning though the image is different.

They both mean to humble someone, reduce their pride and reduce the high value that they place on themselves, or even, in extreme cases, humiliate them.

In English, “rungs” are the bars on a ladder. So take down a rung or two contains the image of a person high on a ladder. The ladder here represents the high value they place on themselves. By reducing their pride they will come down the ladder by a step or two.

“Pegs” is a much older image. Old sailing ships would fly colorful flags that would show their status. The higher the flag was flown, the more honor the ship had. The flags were raised and lowered on ropes that were tied to pegs. So lowering a ships flag by a peg or two was a way of saying the status of that ship (or ship’s captain) had been lowered. A rival captain might want to “lower him a peg or two” which is where this version of the expression comes from.

A: It means someone has an appointment or is meeting someone, and must leave to get there on time.

A: Its a tiny difference that changes the subject from the person inside the company to the person outside the company.

We need someone to outsource it. The subject is the person inside the company ( who will find the contractor).

We need someone to outsource it to. The subject is the contractor (outside the company)

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A: You just need to either
Let me come inside
or leave me standing in the rain...

So, by itself it doesn’t make much sense (it’s a sentence fragment/incomplete sentence). You add “either” before you give two options (either or) For example:
-You can either leave now and be on your way or the police can come and talk with you. It’s your choice.

A: 'Go out of my way' means 'make a special effort/strong effort to do something'

A: "if need be, I can pop over to the shops and snag you some."
"I'll buy your medication if need be."
"if need be, I'll do it for you."

It's probably shortened from "If there is a need"

A: The charity exists to meet the needs of elderly people.

The course is designed to meet the needs of young learners.

A: “The food, per se, didn’t taste bad, but it’s not to my liking.” “The game, per se, is mediocre but the voice acting was terrible.” “I wouldn’t say that she is a bad person, per se.”

A: With the internet, there is no need to pay taxes by post

A: @m00ja2

Per

Per this report, we need to increase our revenue.

In agreement with
In line with
In keeping with

Most of these are relatively formal too only because of the meaning. Most would be used in a business situation. I think “according to” is used more in spoken language and don’t consider it to be formal.

A: @f52e47b7 Need to-
If something is a requirement in order to
do something else,then you can use 'need to'.
Have to-
If it is something you are obligated to do regardless of any further goal,then you can use 'have to'.
For instance-
"I want to go to France,so I need to get a passport".
"I have to turn of all the lights before l leave".

A: we say the first one, not the second one.

A: "you need no money to be happy", if taken literally, means that having zero money is necessary to achieve happiness. (that is unlikely the intended meaning)

It sounds like a mistaken way of saying "you need not money to be happy".
This ("need not") sounds old-fashioned, but it is equivalent to "you don't need money to be happy".

"need not" means "do not need".

A:

Functionally there is no difference. They are both saying exactly the same thing.

A: Both are wrong.

“Our” is inherently plural, and can’t be written as “Ours” in this context. In order to use the word “ours,” it must not be succeeded by an object. For instance:
1. This baby is ours.
2. This is our baby.

Both sentences are correct. However, “this is ours baby” would not work.

As for the word “lifes,” it’s also an incorrect part of the sentence. The world life has an irregular plural, so the plural for “life” is “lives.” “Lifes” is not an existing English word.

The correct sentence is “We all need a friend in our lives.”

A: If you write it that way, it's incorrect.

If you pronounce it that way in speech, it's correct and has the same meaning, as long as you are trying to use African American vernacular English (AAVE).
Dropping the "r" sound at the end of words like "we're" is a well-known and (I think) documented feature of AAVE.

A: 1 is correct.


2 is wrong

A: You don’t need to download the app. Just check the Yahoo, Google, or other websites.

A: I need you, you need me

A: você poderia dizer "I need to learn English"

A: Yes, "sleep schedule" means a "regular sleep routine."
And here is a possible correction to your sentence:
I need to get in the habit of going to bed earlier because my sleep schedule fluctuates very strongly.

A: @maridanam
По факту одинаково
You needn't wear a tie to the party
=
You don't need to wear a tie to the party
Или
I needn't worried about the test. It was easier than I thought
=
I didn't have to be worried about the test. It was easier than I thought.

A: The special 3rd person singular form of a verb is only used when the verb is by itself, not following any other verbs (like auxiliary verbs). In this case, "move" is being combined with "feel" in a verb + object + verb structure, so it isn't conjugated into the 3rd person singular form. Some other examples:
"He walks" but "He can walk"
"It falls" but "It seems to fall"
"She hopes" but "She dares to hope"
So, "the energy moves," but "You can feel the energy move."

A: 2. Your flat is bigger than mine.
3. This flat isn't as nice as ours.
4. Your boyfriend's new car is the same as John's.
5. This hotel is similar to the one we stayed in last year.
6. It's certainly different from all the other hotels.
7. She's as old as I am.
8. He's less patient than I am.
9. I have a bit more free time than I used to.
10. This room's a bit noisier than the other one.
11. Paul's definitely the worst driver I've ever seen.
It is common to hear native speakers say "She's as old as me" and "He's less patient than me", but this is incorrect. Both sentences should end in "I am".

A: @taxyun24 Yep, that sounds natural👍👍