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At the halfway point, the two cars were neck and neck.

neck • lace / ' neklas / noun [ count ]

a piece of jewelry that you wear around your neck a diamond necklace

— Look at the picture at jewelry . neck • tie / ' nektai / noun [ count ]

a long, thin piece of cloth that you wear around your neck with a shirt

—SYNONYM tie

nec • tar • ine / |nekta 'rin / noun [ count ]

a soft, round, red and yellow fruit with smooth skin and a large hard part (called a pit ) in the center

need i ©/ nid /verb

( needs,need - ing ,need - ed )

If you need something, you must have it All plants and animals need water.

You don't need your coat — it's not cold.

If you need to do something, you must do it James is very sick. He needs to go to the hospital.

"Do we need to pay now, or can we pay next week?" "You don't need to pay now."

need 2 © / nid / noun

[ noncount , singular ] a situation in which you must have something or do something

She's in need of a rest.

There is a growing need for new books and equipment. There's no need for you to come.

needs [ plural ] the things that you must have

He doesn't earn enough money to pay for his basic needs. a child's emotional and physical needs

[ noncount ] the state of not having enough food, money, or support

We are raising money to help families in need .

nee .die © /'nidi/nounicount]

a small, thin piece of metal that you use for sewing cloth Put the thread through the eye (= hole ) of the needle.

—Look at knitting needle . ,

—Look at the picture at thread .

a small, thin piece of metal that forms part of an instrument

The compass needle points north.

a hypodermic needle (= for taking blood or giving drugs ) —Look at the picture at syringe .

a very thin, pointed leaf on a tree that stays green all year pine needles

need • less / nidlas / adjective

not necessary; able to be avoided needless suffering

The problem is the cost, needless to say (= it is not necessary to say this, because it is obvious ) .

need • less • ly / ' nidlasli / adverb Many people died needlessly.

ne .да .tive 1©Ј J/'negatrv/ adjective

bad or harmful

The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.

only thinking about the bad qualities of someone or something

If you go into the game with a negative attitude, you'll never win.

using words like "no," "not," and "never" "I don't like fish" is a negative sentence.

( health ) (used about a medical test) showing that something has not happened or is not there

The result of the pregnancy test was negative.

( math ) (used about a number) less than zero —ANTONYM positive

ne • ga • tive 2 AWL / ' negativ / noun [ count ]

a word, phrase, or sentence that says or means "no" or "not"

"Never" and "no one" are negatives.

a piece of film that we use to make a photograph. On a negative , dark things are light and light things are dark.

ne • glect / ni ' glekt / verb ( ne - glects , ne - glect ing , ne - glect - ed )

to not take care of someone or something

The dog was dirty and thin because its owner had neglected it.

to not do something that you should do

He neglected to tell her about the phone call from her boss.

ne • glectnoun [ noncount ] The house was in a state of neglect.

ne • glect • ed / ni ' glektad / adjective neglected children

ne • go • ti • ate / na ' goujieit / ( ne - go . ti - ates , ne go ti at ing , ne - go - ti - at ed ) verb

to reach an agreement by talking with other people We have negotiated a deal.