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adverbof necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be. Origin of needsbefore 1000; Middle English nedis,Old English nēdes, originally genitive of nēdneed; see -s1 Words nearby needsneedlewoman, needlework, need like a hole in the head, needling, needn't, needs, needs test, needy, Néel, Néel point, neem Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for needs“The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote. Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST But the other thing that needs to be done is for us citizens to do. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members. Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta Potty.” Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It needs to be said: bigotry in the name of religion is still bigotry; child abuse wrapped in a Bible verse is still child abuse. Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST Now you can keep that money and pay it out to Marie as she needs it, for herself and the kid. The mind is apt to tire and needs rousing continually, otherwise the work will lack the impulse that shall make it vital. The Practice and Science Of Drawing|Harold Speed Yet they speak the sweet message that needs no interpreting. A "Y Girl in France|Katherine Shortall Involuntarily she got up, holding out her arms to him, offering herself to his needs, with her frightened eyes fixed on his. Birthright|T.S. Stribling Sergeant, there is some mystery here that needs to be unravelled. The Cabin on the Prairie|C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson
British Dictionary definitions for needs
adverb(preceded or foll by must) of necessitywe must needs go; we will go, if needs must pl nwhat is required; necessitiesthe needs of the third world; his needs are modest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to needsuse, right, wish, commitment, demand, obligation, urgency, lack, want, shortage, necessity, desire, require, call for, duty, longing, exigency, extremity, weakness, charge |