needed
English edit
Etymology edit
From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈniːdɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnidɪd/
Audio (GA) (file) - Homophone: kneaded
- Hyphenation: need‧ed
Adjective edit
needed (comparative more needed, superlative most needed)
- Necessary; being required.
- Antonym: unneeded
- A much-needed rest.
- Just-in-time as-needed support for in-house training
- 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
- And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts...
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
needed
- simple past and past participle of need