need not

Something that is not needed can be expressed with ‘need not’.   For example:

But while we are determined by history,

 it is my personal belief that we need not be trapped by history, 

and we need not be the victims of history.

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In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 126 in the category of MODALITY is:

need NEGATIVE

However, in the English Vocabulary Profile, this is listed at A2 with the following example:

You needn’t bring any food.

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1 NEED NOT WORRY 3770

2 NEED NOT APPLY 2083

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3 NEED N’T WORRY 1580

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4 NEED NOT FEAR 1445

Let him know he need not fear anything, Lord.

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5 LOOK 923 | 6 GO 839 | 7 TAKE 638 | 8 MAKE 491 | 9 WAIT 469 | 10 CONCERN 418 | 11 SAY 412 | 12 GIVE 335 | 13 USE 330 | 14 INCLUDE 328 | 15 FEEL 320

16 PROVIDE 315

17 KNOW 314 | 18 PAY 314 | 19 MEAN 292 | 20 TELL 285 | 21 NEED N’T LOOK 274 | 22 COME 258

23 CONSIDER 246

24 SPEND 218 | 25 BOTHER 216 | 26 FOLLOW 213 | 27 NEED N’T BOTHER 206

28 INVOLVE 199

29 ADDRESS 198 | 30 GET 195