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adverb

of necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English nedis, Old English nēdes, orig. genitive of nēd need; see -s¹

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But what the newspaper industry really needs is an iPod moment.

In terms of large scale policy and economic concerns, that needs to be taken into account.

The new world of work needs to be fair as well as efficient.

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But what the newspaper industry really needs is an iPod moment.

In terms of large scale policy and economic concerns, that needs to be taken into account.

The new world of work needs to be fair as well as efficient.

Students learn that habitats meet the basic needs of animals in several ways.

What this nation needs is another corporate tax cut.

Medical companies ignored the needs of premature infants, inspiring a nurse to become an entrepreneur.

These natives are tough and versatile, with low water needs and showy flowers.

The participant, a field-grade officer, observed that modularity cost brigades lots of things that a unit at war needs to succeed.

But business travel for the parent of a child with special needs is another story.

Around the world, higher education faces pressure to respond better to the needs of society.

Brazil's president may find that the price of trying to clean up politics involves forgoing reforms the country needs.

What a scared orphan elephant needs more than anything is other elephants.

In fact, it needs more water than most: the shoots of this marsh plant are typically partially submerged.

The cabinets squeak every time you shut them, the sink needs reglazing and the backsplash is made of cracking tile.

Needs protection from drying winds and strong, reflected sunlight.

Sometimes, all your computer needs is a little personality.

Faculty members in any field that meets the needs of the business world are going to be in demand.

The world needs to look harder at how to live with it.

Discover how habitats meet the basic needs of animals in several ways.

Bioweapons prevention needs to get more scientific.

And since women are the only half of society that can bear children, our system needs to accommodate that.

Water and fertilizer needs differ between the two groups, and susceptibility to some pests and.

Deadmau5 needs a new mask and he's asking fans to design one for him.

Their interviews with scholars identified five key needs of faculty members in regard to scholarly communication.

What he needs is a clamp small enough to hold an artery without crushing.

The zoo needs an insect expert to find the missing creatures.

Synthetic biology needs oversight not over-regulation, commission finds.

Around the country, ecotourism efforts are underway targeting specific needs.

Soil texture and climate influence water needs as well.

Like a tracker in the wilderness, a gadget blogger needs to be able to read the tiniest signs.

He couldn't continue because my teaching style didn't meet his needs.

He merely needs to persuade them that he has done enough to continue to pretend that the absence of peace is not his fault.

All fertilizers supply plants with the nutrients your garden needs to be in tip-top shape.

Warm waters absorb less oxygen--which is bad news for the sea life that needs it.

It is a delicate process since the needs of the fungus and the needs of the trees are not entirely the same.

If it's growing satisfactorily, its nutrient needs are being met.

All it needs is a little sprinkling of physics for flavor.

To graduate more adult students, colleges must take their needs and lifestyles into account, panelists said.

What needs to happen is the military needs to get the government back on track and a new leader elected.

Lots of wonderful animals live near reefs, so the sub needs a wildlife expert on the crew.

Fresh data from ground-based telescopes indicate that a prevailing view of the solar neighborhood needs revision.

They are convinced that the world is warming in a dangerous way and something needs to be done.

They're performing a chore that needs doing every fall:.

That's all anybody needs to greet the new millennium.

He needs to learn self-sufficiency and independence among other things.

Coca-Cola needs more than a change of chief executive to solve its problems.

In her view, even well-meaning owners fall well short of meeting the animals' needs.

There are countless arguments for moving beyond fossil fuels for our energy needs.

Finally, they would simply inject the new cells into the organ that needs them.

Water needs are lower during winter as well, when the days are short and the sun.

Every great sword-and-sandals flick needs a great rallying cry.

First, online learning needs to be truly borderless and effortless.

Every business needs to take resource productivity as seriously as it takes labour productivity.

The searchable site allows visitors to indicate a grade level and subject area for resources tailored to specific needs.

Mosquito nets have been changed before to meet user needs.

But then you're also obliged to set the context in which the work needs to be seen.

We enjoy working with you and look forward to serving your needs in the future.

In many cases, governments simply cannot meet the higher-education needs.

No rich country needs a smorgasbord of subsidies for manufacturing.

Relate the discussion to similar needs and forces in your own community.

Congress needs to give federal agencies greater authority to test and regulate chemicals.

We can embrace those cities as part of our society that needs to be cherished.

Not everyone needs to spend a couple of weeks earning their sea legs to feel at home.

And he needs debate on it to ring out beyond the corridors of power.

But in many areas forests are maturing, eliminating the undergrowth this species needs.

Victims who saw and suffered enormous losses from the storm had new acute mental health needs.

The artist needs only to provide the original design on a computer.

Before a flower can set seed or form fruit, it needs to be pollinated.

But it still needs to learn how to outrun its enemies.

Rather, the challenge is to recognize that the models produce results with uncertainty that needs to be embraced and understood.

Warneke gets all the support he needs to complete his research.

Can be grown outdoors, but needs protection when frost threatens.

Sustainable forestry helps strike a balance between the needs of people and the health of our forests.

The body synthesises what it needs from whats provided and it excretes what it doens't.

Needs strong support: superb on concrete and rock walls or on sturdy arbors.

Technology includes the tools and skills a group of people use to satisfy their needs and wants.

The world needs to foster the unique talents of all children and adults with special needs.

T his is a wide-ranging group of plants with different needs.

The fishing spider needs neither rod nor reel to lure in tadpoles, fish, or frogs.

Beyond materialistic needs are other needs that can be chased.

It needs to be hot enough to cause the puffs to expand quickly, but not so hot that they set before they have a chance to balloon.

The more purebred the dog, the more intense are the needs of the breed in her.

What the earth and all other species needs is to be rid of man.

It prefers sun but needs some afternoon shade in the warmest regions.

Each beat gives your body the oxygen it needs to survive.

But it needs some help, the gene itself isn't enough.

Whatever your needs and your budget, you'll find a home that combines comfort.

Use organic fertilizers designed to meet the needs of the soil in your particular region.

At the same time, the world needs to mitigate the threat of climate.

Needs some shade in hot climates, and winter chill for profuse display of rosy pink flowers.

Any wilderness preservation conceit has to factor in a way to meet those needs or it's doomed.

The world needs universities teaching courses and offering degrees in practical nuclear theory and technology.

Communicating with a busy household is much easier when your message center is tailor-made to fit your space and your needs.

America's transmission and distribution network needs to be upgraded no matter what mix of generation is used.

Water needs differ, too: some perennials are thirsty, while.

The more rapidly and actively a plant is growing, the more nitrogen it needs.

Broccoli needs full sun to develop, even in desert climates.

Needs good drainage but survives in infertile soil and intense heat.

The compact seed-starting system pictured here satisfies both needs.

In the desert, needs afternoon shade add to my plant list.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.

a lack of something wanted or deemed necessary: to fulfill the needs of the assignment.

urgent want, as of something requisite: He has no need of your charity.

necessity arising from the circumstances of a situation or case: There is no need to worry.

a situation or time of difficulty; exigency: to help a friend in need; to be a friend in need.

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a condition marked by the lack of something requisite: the need for leadership.

destitution; extreme poverty: The family's need is acute.

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verb (used with object)

to have need of; require: to need money.

verb (used without object)

to be under an obligation (used as an auxiliary, typically in an interrogative or in a negative statement, and followed by infinitive, in certain cases without to; in the 3d person singular the form is need, not needs): He need not go.

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to be in need or want.

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to be necessary: There needs no apology.

Idiom

12.

if need be, should the necessity arise: If need be, I can type the letters myself.

Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English nede, Old English nēd (WSaxon nīed), cognate with German Not, Old Norse nauth, Gothic nauths; (v.) Middle English neden, Old English nēodian, derivative of the noun

Related forms

need·er, noun

un·need·ed, adjective

well-need·ed, adjective

Synonyms
2, 3. See lack. 3. requirement. 4. Need, necessity imply a want, a lack, or a demand, which must be filled. Need, a word of Old English origin, has connotations that make it strong in emotional appeal: the need to be appreciated. Necessity, a word of Latin origin, is more formal and impersonal or objective; though much stronger than need in expressing urgency or imperative demand, it is less effective in appealing to the emotions: Water is a necessity for living things. 5. emergency. 7. neediness, indigence, penury, privation. See poverty. 8. want, lack.

Antonyms
7. wealth.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

needs (niːdz)

—*adv*
1.	(preceded or foll by must) of necessity: we must needs go; we will go, if needs must

—*pl n*
2.	what is required; necessities: the needs of the third world; his needs are modest

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Word Origin & History

need

O.E. nied (W.Saxon), ned (Mercian) "necessity, compulsion, duty," originally "violence, force," from P.Gmc. *nauthis (cf. O.N. nauðr, O.Fris. ned, M.Du. nood, Ger. Not, Goth. nauþs "need"), probably cognate with O.Pruss. nautin "need," and perhaps with O.C.S. nazda, Rus. nuzda, Pol. nedza "misery,

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distress," from PIE *nau- "death, to be exhausted." The more common O.E. word for "need, necessity, want" was ðearf, but they were connected via a notion of "trouble, pain," and the two formed a compound, niedðearf "need, necessity, compulsion, thing needed." Nied also may have been infl. by O.E. neod "desire, longing," which was often spelled the same. Common in O.E. compounds, e.g. niedfaru "compulsory journey," a euphemism for "death;" niedhæmed "rape," the second element being an O.E. word meaning "sexual intercourse;" niedling "slave." Meaning "extreme poverty, destitution" is from c.1200. The verb is O.E. neodian "be necessary," from the noun. Phrase the needful "money" is attested from 1774. The adj. phrase need-to-know is attested from 1954.

needs

in archaic constructions involving must (late 14c.) is from O.E. nede, instr. and gen. sing. of nied (see need), used as an adverb reinforcing must, hence the genitive ending.

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