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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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Example Sentences

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Psychologist and psychotherapist Matteo Lancini said part of the problem was schools themselves because they were "totally disconnected" from young people's needs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The plan needs a signoff from the Volkswagen Supervisory Board, half of which is composed of worker and labor-union representatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This will be crucial, between long-dated Treasury yields hitting 24-year highs earlier this month, ongoing U.S. funding needs and the $2 trillion budget deficit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

But during a second-quarter conference call, the company’s chief financial officer said it raised $134 million in equity offerings in the quarter and has the capital it needs to finish testing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

I just need to keep it up a bit longer, balance all the things, to show him that I can manage a busy schedule; that if he needs me, I can do both.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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