need not (English, verb)
expansion: need not (third-person singular simple present need not, no present participle, simple past needed not, no past participle)
Senses:
glosses: Indicating absence of necessity; do(es) not have to, do(es) not need to.
tags: UK
auxiliary
no-past-participle
no-present-participle
glosses: Indicating inadvisability; ought not to.
tags: auxiliary
dated
no-past-participle
no-present-participle
Forms:
form: need not
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: needed not
tags: past