Needed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Need \Need\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Needed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Needing}.] [See {Need}, n. Cf. AS. n[=y]dan to force,
     Goth. nau[thorn]jan.]
     To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to
     require, as supply or relief.
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           Other creatures all day long
           Rove idle, unemployed, and less need rest. --Milton.
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     Note: With another verb, need is used like an auxiliary,
           generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement
           or obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change
           of termination in the third person singular of the
           present tense. "And the lender need not fear he shall
           be injured." --Anacharsis (Trans. ).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  needed \needed\ adj.
     necessary; as, provided them with all needed equipment.
     Opposite of {unnecessary}.
  
     Syn: needful, required, requisite.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  needed
       adj : necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all
             things needful" [syn: {needful}, {required}, {requisite}]