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• plural of need.
• present tense form of need (3rd person singular).

needs

American  

[needz] / nidz /

adverb

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

   It must needs be so.

   It needs must be.

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needs British  

/ niːdz /

adverb

1. (preceded or foll by must) of necessity

   we must needs go

   we will go, if needs must

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plural noun

1. what is required; necessities

   the needs of the third world

   his needs are modest

Etymology

Origin of needs

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

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needs

Just walking around is a challenge, as the robot needs to constantly rebalance itself as it shifts weight from one foot to another.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The eurozone’s biggest borrower needs to tread a delicate political path because actually canceling bonds would punish savers in many other countries too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It still needs reform, and I’ll fight for that reform as mayor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In an interview with AFP last month, Banga said the private capital should be seen as augmenting, not replacing, development financing and that it is needed to address the developing world's vast financial needs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

If the matchmaker hasn’t found a satisfactory arrangement for Ruby, I’ve met a widowed merchant who needs a wife to help his parents in a village outside Guangdong.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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