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Definition of needs adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

needs

adverb
 
/niːdz/
 
/niːdz/
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  1. in a way that cannot be avoided
    • We must needs depart.
    Word OriginOld English nēdes (from need + -s).
Idioms
needs must (when the Devil drives)
  1. (saying) in certain situations it is necessary for you to do something that you do not like or enjoy
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