needs
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adverb \ˈnēdz\Definition of NEEDS
: of necessity : necessarily <must needs be recognized>
See Examples of NEEDS
- <the dangers of global warming must needs be recognized—and recognized soon—by the industrialized nations of the world>
Origin of NEEDS
Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to NEEDS
- Synonyms
- ineluctably, inescapably, inevitably, ipso facto, necessarily, perforce, unavoidably
- Antonyms
- unnecessarily
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