needs
Meaning
-
Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
Synonyms
of necessity
living expenses
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/niːdz/
Etymology
From Middle English nedes (“of necessity, necessarily; inevitably, unavoidably”) [and other forms], from Old English nēdes, nīedes (“of necessity; not willingly”), originally the genitive form of nīed (“necessity, need; distress”), from nīed + -es (suffix forming adverbs from nouns). The English word is equivalent to need + -'s (possessive marker) and hence to need + -s (suffix forming adverbs).
New
need
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- A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
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