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Vocabulary
Has need
As Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo cries, “Unhappy the land that has need of heroes.” (The Guardian.)
Is "need" a noun and "has" an experiential one in the above?
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"need" is indeed a noun, but "has" isn't "experiential" in any sense that I can see. "have need of" is kind of a set phrase, but if X "has need of" something, it means, broadly speaking, that the need "belongs" to X.
- "need" is indeed a noun, but "has" isn't "experiential" in any sense that I can see.
- "have need of" is kind of a set phrase, but if X "has need of" something, it means, broadly speaking, that the need "belongs" to X.
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"need" is indeed a noun, but "has" isn't "experiential" in any sense that I can see. "have need of" is kind of a set phrase, but if X "has need of" something, it means, broadly speaking, that the need "belongs" to X.
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