needed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of needed
First recorded in 1610–20; need ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Radio Kent: "I was told I needed to be in north London for 07:00 GMT and I said there was no trains, so they sent a taxi for me instead."
From BBC
Look, the Brits needed to give Manchester some love after uprooting the show and moving north.
From BBC
What plan can they have in the badly needed rebuilding of a team when there is no manager there to rebuild it?
From BBC
"We made a lot of passes that we needed to do to survive without much intention to attack," said Guardiola.
From BBC
Dark-sky friendly bulbs, turning lights off when not needed, and closing the curtains at night.
From BBC
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