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needing

verb

Meaning

  1. To have an absolute requirement for.
  2. To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
  3. (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
  4. To be required; to be necessary.
  5. To be necessary (to someone).
  6. A need.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

necessitate(English)must(English)have got(English)have(English)ought(English)require(English)demand(English)should(English)whaling(English)clinch(English)escort(English)overs(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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