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Precisar de
Precisar de means to need, and the de is obligatory before both nouns and verbs: precisar de tempo, precisar de falar. Dropping it is a very common learner mistake. Brazilians often omit de before an infinitive, but Portugal keeps it.
Examples in context
Vamos precisar de mais tempo.
We are going to need more time.
Eles precisam de ajuda agora.
They need help now.
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