# needed

Pronunciation: say "NEE-did" US /ˈnidɪd/, UK /ˈniːdɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of need. — simple past and past participle of need
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of need. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The project needed several rounds of revision before approval._
   - _They had needed a larger venue for the annual conference._

## Adjective

2. Necessary; required for a particular purpose or situation.
   - Simple: Required for something to happen or work properly.
   - _The funding needed for the new clinic was finally approved._
   - _Relief workers delivered the badly needed supplies after the flood._

## Origin

Formed from "need" with the suffix "-ed"; the adjective comes from the verb.

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