needed
- adjective
- /ˈnidəd/
:
necesario
- The doctor said that rest and hydration are what he needed to recover.
And the T-shirt says no vaccine needed, I have an immune system.
- And the T-shirt says no vaccine needed, I have an immune system.
- I just think that what's needed is guts and conviction.
- But when men don't feel needed, they go down.
- They go praise needed, supply needed, punching bag needed.
Examples
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It was a process, Wendy, that you guys needed to master.
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More kids in our program graduated because all I needed was feedback.
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Multiple Fox News hosts knew the president needed to act immediately.
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The supplies we ordered are finally here; everything we needed has arrived.
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She hired a tutor because she felt that extra help was needed to pass the exam.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Needed and cannot be avoided
48
4.6
Needed so much you cannot do without it or them
28
6.2
Needed for a particular purpose
5
8.6
Required for a particular purpose
1
6.6
Needed before something else can happen
Required and cannot be avoided
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Necessary
48
4.6
537
1.9
947
1.0
99
3.3
300
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Needed comes from the old English root need, which meant being 'without something' or 'in trouble' and so wanting help. So when something is needed, it is something you must have or that is 'required'.