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needed

SayNEE-did/ˈnidɪd/UK/ˈniːdɪd/

2 meanings of needed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of need. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    She needed more time to finish her homework.

    We needed extra hands to move the heavy boxes.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Required for something to happen or work properly.

    Clean water is needed every single day.

    She bought all the needed tools for the repair.

    Similarrequired, necessary, essential

    Oppositeunneeded

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needed is a form of need

need, verb: To have to do something, or to be something that must happen. Full entry

Forms
needneeds he/she/itneeding -ing formneeded past tense, past participle
Spelling
need → needed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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Origin

From the word "need" plus "-ed".