Meaning of needed in English

needed
adjective
uk
/ˈniː.dɪd/ us
/ˈniː.dɪd/
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necessary or wanted:
After six hours work in the garden, we sat down for a much-needed rest.
Most people like to feel needed.
Synonyms
needful formal
requisite formal
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(Definition of needed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
需要的，想要的…
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