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UK /ˈniː.dɪd/ US /ˈni.dɪd/

adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

aged, longer, new, soon, still

The old equipment still needed repairs before we could start production again.

VERB + NEEDED

changes, drive, plan, research, see

We need to see what changes are needed before we can move forward.

NEEDED + NOUN

area, clothes, combustion, explanation, fares, job, money, revisions

She bought new clothes needed for her job interview next week.

PREP.

in, than, through

The new software update was needed through several bug fixes to improve performance.

ADV.

rather, urgently

We rather needed to leave early because of the traffic situation.

Definitions

adj

Necessary; being required.

A much-needed rest.

Just-in-time as-needed support for in-house training

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — necessary for relief or supply

needful
required
requisite

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A much-needed rest.

Wiktionary

Just-in-time as-needed support for in-house training

Wiktionary

And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts...

Wiktionary

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

Tatoeba · #1992

The depravity of the king's deeds led the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.

Tatoeba · #2021

Oxygen is needed for combustion.

Tatoeba · #23891

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