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needed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈni.dɪd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈniː.dɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.

Meanings

  1. Necessary; being required.
    • A much-needed rest.
    • Just-in-time as-needed support for in-house training
    • 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... 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:

Forms

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most needed Degree=Sup lexicographic
more needed Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unneeded

Deriveds

much-needed · neededness · neededly

needed en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈni.dɪd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈniː.dɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of need
    form of need