needs

needs  (ndz)

adv.

Of necessity; necessarily: We must needs go.

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[Middle English nedes, from nede, from Old English nde, genitive of nd, necessity; see need.]

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needs [niːdz]

adv

(preceded or foll by must) of necessity we must needs go we will go, if needs must

pl n

what is required; necessities the needs of the third world his needs are modest

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

needs - in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" inevitably, of necessity, necessarily

Translations

needs [niːdz] ADV if needs be I'll go on my own → si es necesario or si hace falta iré solo
if needs must → si hace falta
oh well, needs must! → ¡qué le vamos a hacer!, ¡qué se le va a hacer!
one or the other must needs prevail → uno de los dos habrá de ganar
we must needs walk → no tenemos más remedio que ir andando

needs

adv (obs) I must needs away/obey → ich muss fort/notwendigerweise gehorchen; needs must if the devil drives (prov) → nolens volens