Meaning
To have to get or do something, because it is important.
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Word origin
From Old English neodian, meaning to be necessary, from a noun nied meaning need or force.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- neodian
Grammar
Examples
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(46)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Asking for directions in English: turn left, go straight on
British vs American English Grammar: got, gotten and more
Cleft sentences in English: it-clefts and wh-clefts
Clothes in English: trousers, a shirt and a pair of shoes
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: rules and list
Days, months and seasons in English: on Monday, in May
Dependent prepositions in English: good at, listen to, depend on
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Do and does in English: questions and negatives
-ed endings in English: spelling and the three sounds
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
Emphasis in English: emphatic do, my own and the very
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
English Grammar Test: 30 Questions with Answers (A2-B2)
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Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish
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Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Advanced passive in English: get-passive, it is said that
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Past simple in English: rules, -ed spelling and examples
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
Phrasal verbs with come in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Present simple in English: rules, -s ending and examples
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many, few, little
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Relative clauses in English: defining and non-defining
Reported speech in English: backshift table and examples
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
So, such, too and enough in English: rules and examples
Stative verbs in English: I know, not I'm knowing (list)
The subjunctive in English: if I were you, I suggest he go
The 12 English tenses: one chart with forms and examples
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Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 20: More doing words.