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needs

needz
adv
1
Of necessity (usually paired with "must," as in "must needs").
"If she needs must leave early, so be it."

How to Use Needs

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn old-fashioned way of saying "necessarily," almost always seen in the phrase "must needs."

When to use it

Archaic; found mostly in older literature, not modern speech.

Word Forms

Needses plural

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Etymology

From Old English nēdes ("of necessity"), an old adverbial form of "need."

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