besoin

French

Etymology

Masculine variant of besogne, from Old Frankish *bisunnija, from *sunnijōn (“to look after”) (whence soigner).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bəzwɛ̃/, X-SAMPA: /b@.zwE~/

Noun

besoin m (plural besoins)

1. need

Related terms

• avoir besoin de

Anagrams

• Bosnie