How to pronounce needs

Say it like this: /nidz/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/nidz/

British/niːdz/

What does needs mean?

advEither directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.

“Vulcan was a smith as well as Harry Wynd; he would needs wed Venus, and our Chronicles tell us what came of it.”

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