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[needz]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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

needs

/ �Ծ�ː�� /

adverb

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

plural noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of needs¹

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

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The Home Office has a new target for how much additional asylum accommodation needs to be created to help achieve the saving, but that exact figure is unknown.

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"We know the parental leave system needs to be improved," a spokesperson for the Department for Business and Trade said, adding the government would review maternity leave, paternity leave and shared parental leave.

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Ivor's condition affects about one in every 15,000 people and means he needs constant supervision, struggles to sleep through the night, cannot speak, understand the word "no" and is not toilet trained.

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I hope that everyone with Parkinson’s will take heed and find an exercise program specific to their needs.

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The question of whether she’ll meet her material needs vanishes practically overnight, but her whirlwind romance spins so fast that her pleasure center and perception of reality dull even faster.

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