/ Dictionary / Index N needs: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: needs Pronunciation: (nēdz), [key] — adv. of necessity; necessarily (usually prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: needs (Thesaurus) needn't needy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language