About [a need for new housing]

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Hi,The dictionary defined [need] as [the condition in which something necessary, desirable, or very useful is missing, wanted]I do the interpret the example which follows the definition.Could any native right my ideas?Thank you so much in advance.There's a growing need for new housing in this area.-----(of me) There's a growing need of governmet policy necessary for new housing in this area.

JohnParis · Accepted Answer

I think you may have not given us enough context.

To me, "There's a growing need for new housing in this area" means simply that the need for additional new housing in the area is increasing.

We do not know why the need is increasing and nothing in the sentence makes me think of government or the need for a policy.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi,

My interpretation on [need] is in accord with the definition of [need] in dictionary as [the condition in which something necessary, desirable, or very useful is missing, wanted].

In which the noun ---need is the need of something that is necessary for some thing else; or is the need of something that is able to desire some thing else; or is the need of something that is very useful for soem thing else.

Please right my ideasthat are according to the dictionary.

Avangi · Answer

bepleasedIn which the noun ---need is the need of something that is necessary for some thing else; or is the need of something that is able to desire some thing else; or is the need of something that is very useful for soem thing else.

Between the three, I think the first one (with "necessary") best applies to the original example sentence.
There's a growing need for new housing in this area.

When a dictionary definition lists three alternative adjectives, it doesn't necessarily mean that only one of them can be appropriate in a given use.

[the condition in which something necessary, desirable, or very useful is missing, wanted]

As JP suggests, the "yellow" sentence doesn't give us much detail.

It's quite possible that none of the existing housing is "new." It may only mean "additional."

(It's difficult to add housing which is not "new," unless you mean that the old housing is unsuitable and must be demolished and replaced - two different meanings of "new.")

Whether or not some additional housing has been provided has nothing to do with the fact that the need is escalating.

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

Just to amuse John

...

- It is not enough to allow speculators to build homes for the rich here: we need a policy of affordable housing in this area

Dave

Bepleased · Answer

Hi,

Let's show the logical power of [need + for] again!

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2011/new021911a.htm

1. More Action Needed for "Right Kind of Recovery" ----the slogan;

2. Job seekers line up in New York. Strauss-Kahn says the world needs the right kind of recovery that creates jobs (Newscom/Frances M. Roberts)

The original = More action must be worked out, which is not the method or way of ,

but the strategy that can improve the condition of .

[more action needed]that means a strategy to deal with must be worked out.

The word [need] identifies itself is a dominating logical rank to dominate the stated state -----.

And the is attributed to creating jobs.

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