needes
needes is the obsolete spelling of needs.
needes is the plural of neede.
needes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of neede.
Meaning of needs
Adverb
needs (not comparable)
- Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
- As touching corporal puniſhments and penance, as faſting, diſciplin, hare cloth and other chaſtiſements, it behoueth thee herein to vſe good diſcretiõ, taking ſuch as help to repreſſe the aſſaults and temptations of the fleſh, and leuing others that may be hurtful, not yeelding herein to the heats...1584, Iaspar Loarte [i.e., Gaspart Loarte], “Certaine General Aduertissementes Necessary for suche as Minde to Serue God Sincerely”, in James Sancer [pseudonym; Stephen Brinkley], transl., The...
Origin of needes
See needs.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Questions about needes
- What is needes the obsolete spelling of?
- Needes is the obsolete spelling of needs.
Words near needes in the dictionary
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