Needed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

require as useful, just, or proper

have need of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈiːdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈiːdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈiːdɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈiːdᵻd/.

Examples

It takes nerve to do what she did
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

need call for want take involve ask necessitate require postulate required requisite demand needful

Antonyms

obviate

Parts of Speech

verb	require as useful, just, or proper “It takes nerve to do what she did”
verb	have need of “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
verb	have or feel a need for “always needing friends and money”
adjective	necessary for relief or supply “provided them with all things needful”

Word Forms

necessity	noun	the condition of being essential or indispensable
need	noun	anything that is necessary but lacking
requirement	noun	required activity
demand	noun	required activity
wanter	noun	a person who wants or needs something
want	noun	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
requisite	noun	anything indispensable
requisiteness	noun	the state of being absolutely required

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

benötigt

erfordern als nützlich, gerecht oder richtig

🇫🇷French

nécessaire

exiger qu'il soit utile, juste ou approprié

🇪🇸Spanish

necesario

requieren como útiles, justos o apropiados

🇮🇹Italian

necessario

richiedere come utile, giusto o appropriato

🇳🇱Dutch

nodig

vereisen als nuttig, rechtvaardig of juist

🇵🇹Portuguese

necessário

exigir como útil, justo ou adequado

🇷🇺Russian

нужный

требуют как полезные, справедливые или надлежащие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवश्यकता है

उपयोगी, उचित या उचित के रूप में आवश्यकता होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রয়োজন

দরকারী, ন্যায্য, বা সঠিক হিসাবে প্রয়োজন

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவை

பயனுள்ள, நியாயமான அல்லது சரியானது தேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవసరం

ఉపయోగకరమైన, న్యాయమైన లేదా సరైనది కావాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

आवश्यक

उपयुक्त, न्याय्य किंवा योग्य म्हणून आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જરૂરી

ઉપયોગી, ન્યાયી અથવા યોગ્ય તરીકે જરૂરી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ

ಉಪಯುಕ್ತ, ಕೇವಲ, ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവശ്യമാണ്

ഉപയോഗപ്രദമോ ന്യായമോ ശരിയായതോ ആയി ആവശ്യപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋੜ ਹੈ

ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ, ਜਾਇਜ਼, ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرورت ہے

مفید، منصفانہ، یا مناسب کی ضرورت ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

需要的

要求有用、公正或适当

🇯🇵Japanese

必要な

役に立つ、正しい、または適切なものとして必要とする

🇰🇷Korean

필요한

유용하거나 정당하거나 적절한 것으로 요구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cần thiết

yêu cầu là hữu ích, công bằng hoặc phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

จำเป็น

ต้องการให้เป็นประโยชน์ ยุติธรรม หรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

diperlukan

membutuhkan sebagai berguna, adil, atau pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

kailangan

nangangailangan bilang kapaki-pakinabang, makatarungan, o nararapat

🇲🇾Malay

diperlukan

memerlukan sebagai berguna, adil, atau sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضروري

تتطلب أنها مفيدة أو عادلة أو مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

مورد نیاز است

به عنوان مفید، منصفانه یا مناسب نیاز دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

gerekli

faydalı, adil veya uygun olmasını gerektirir

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָחוּץ

דורשים כמועילים, צודקים או ראויים

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