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Meaning of needs

adverb

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need". Example: One must needs run when the devil drives.

noun

A requirement for something; something needed. Example: I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

verb

To have an absolute requirement for. Example: Living things need water to survive.
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something. Example: After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something). Example: You need not go if you don't want to.
To be required; to be necessary.
To be necessary (to someone).

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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