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UK
/nˈiːdz/
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[ US /ˈnidz/ ]
[ US /ˈnidz/ ]
ADVERB
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in such a manner as could not be otherwise
it is necessarily so
we must needs by objective
How To Use needs In A Sentence
- At election time the party needs a lot of voluntary helpers.
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
- Most organic farmers try to supply their nitrogen needs with legumes in the crop rotation or with manures and composts.
- The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
- Adding to my trepidation is this primary poll from Survey USA, which confirms Roulstone's campaign doesn't yet have the profile it needs. Sound Politics: Roulstone Update
- The term "gentilhomme" is so liable to be confounded with "gentleman" that it needs explaining, for, despite the similarity of derivation, no two words can be more distinct. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
- Pelling's central idea is that the value of this concept is variable and its use needs care.
- Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. Margaret Mead
- Unlike the runny texture of most honeys, the gel-like consistency of heather honey means that, to form a set honey, it needs the addition of a more common honey, such as rapeseed, which granulates more quickly.
- Any book that is written for the public, as this one is, needs to bring across that maturity and complexity of thinking in such a way that it is digestible by nonspecialists, without trivializing the subject.