needs

[needz]

adverb

1. of necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed bymust ).

   It must needs be so.

   It needs must be.

needs

/ niːdz /

adverb

1. (preceded or foll by must) of necessity

   we must needs go

   we will go, if needs must

plural noun

1. what is required; necessities

   the needs of the third world

   his needs are modest

Word History and Origins

Origin of needs¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English nedis, Old English nēdes, originally genitive of nēd need; -s ¹

Example Sentences

The National Collegiate Athletic Association needs to act soon before outsiders run college football.

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New algorithmic scheduling software optimized for profits rather than employee needs, subjecting workers to uncertain scheduling and volatile income.

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Treasury would backstop the peso if voters gave the coalition the support the Argentinian president needs to govern over the next two years.

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In the film’s climactic sequence — the first staged performance of “Hamlet” — Zhao finally provides the tools the viewer needs to navigate this bleak tale.

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The Frenchman needs a work permit, for a start.

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