needed

From need +‎ -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.dɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈni.dɪd/

• Audio (General American):

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• Homophone: kneaded
• Hyphenation: need‧ed

needed (comparative more needed, superlative most needed)

1. 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...

needed

1. simple past and past participle of need

• endeed