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needs

[ needz ]

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adverb

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

needs

/ �Ծ�ː�� /

preceded or foll by must of necessity
we will go, if needs must
we must needs go

what is required; necessities
his needs are modest
the needs of the third world

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Origin of needs¹

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

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“We are tired of abusers getting slapped on the wrist. Animal cruelty needs to be taken more seriously, with harsher penalties.”

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But it's not a choice it can or will make because it needs both.

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The prime minister also needs to prepare for the G7 summit in June, which Canada is hosting in the province of Alberta.

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In a news conference last week, Nigel Farage said that he thought there were too many diagnoses of special educational needs in children.

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Republicans and Democrats are now tied at 33 percent on the question, “Which party cares more for the needs of people like you?”

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