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Definition of "needn't" []

  • Contraction of need not. (noun-possessive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "needn't" in a sentence
  • "But the exhilaration needn't end when the pistes close: Let your hair down under that ski hat and discover ShermansTravel.com's favorite après-ski scenes around the globe."
  • "But they needn't have bothered, as last night Stephen Colbert went to the mattresses to defend the fast food restaurant."
  • "But the exhilaration needn't end when the pistes close: Let your hair down under that ski hat and discover ShermansTravel.com's favorite après-ski scenes around the globe."
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