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needed

/ˈniːdɪd/
verb
  1. To have an absolute requirement for.

    "Living things need water to survive."

  2. To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

    "After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave."

  3. (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).

    "You need not go if you don't want to."

Synonymsdesire, want, will, wish, would like, be
adjective
  1. Necessary; being required.

    "A much-needed rest."

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