as needed
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1.5
- idiom
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cuando sea necesario
- The resident volunteers could obtain as many bags as needed for free.
- provide assistance as needed
- snacks as needed
- make modifications as needed
They just send you as needed, I mean, as needed all over the world.
- They just send you as needed, I mean, as needed all over the world.
- Reapply as needed to refresh and mattify.
- You know, they can get in and out the house as needed.
- And you will convert Ala into the downstream metabolites as needed.
- Documentation can help you get better legal and judicial protections as needed.
- Each power plant could start with just one reactor and add more as needed.
- Yes, we'll turn a little bit faster and feel free to turn as much as needed.
- This means that as your company grows, you can add more apps as needed.
Examples
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The council is a free community resource and meets monthly or as needed to assist providers and the public.
Academic text (1993) -
The end user often needs to be confident that the seller can supply as needed, when needed.
Academic text (1990) -
But it was supposed to be on an as needed basis, not all day long, every day.
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Now, we develop these assets to use them as needed.
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Other students from across the campus also have access as needed during the semester.
Academic text (1994) -
The strengths of each instructor are utilized as needed in actual teaching situations.
Academic text (1993) -
Synthesizers are now used as needed to cover parts in the small ensembles and the band.
Academic text (1992) -
Instruct the student to put on the BIE equipment and provide assistance as needed.
Academic text (2013) -
Handicapped students are screened and assessed (as needed) prior to placement in a physical education program.
Academic text (1992) -
She will adjust the plan as needed, depending on the team's feedback.
Synonyms
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3.9
When it is necessary to do something
You take medicine only when you need it
Given or done only when needed
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'as required' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'as' (marking condition/extent) with 'needed' (necessary), producing the adverbial sense 'when necessary'. This is a regular, compositional pattern common across languages and standard English usage, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
The adverb as needed comes from simple instructions: as (meaning 'when') and needed (meaning 'required'). Imagine a recipe that says 'add salt as needed'; you add salt only when you taste it needs more, so the phrase means 'when necessary'.