NEEDS


Meaning of NEEDS in English

/ niːdz; NAmE / adverb

( old use ) in a way that cannot be avoided :

We must needs depart.

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IDIOMS

- needs must (when the Devil drives)

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English nēdes (from need + -s ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.