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Within the human being there exists both the needful and the needed. You know that the needful exists in you. Your own dissatisfaction tells you so. But you believe the needed is somewhere outside of you.
Guy Finley

Meaning of "the needful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE NEEDFUL

the needful play
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WHAT DOES THE NEEDFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the needful in the English dictionary

The definition of the needful in the dictionary is money or funds.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE NEEDFUL

the narrative
the National
the naughty nineties
the navy
the Naze
the nearside
the necessary
the Neogene
the Netherlands
the Netherlands Antilles
the Netherlands East Indies
the Netherlands West Indies
the new
the New Jerusalem
the New Look
the New Man
the New Wave
the New World
the news
the next but one

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE NEEDFUL

aidful
deedful
discordful
disregardful
do the needful
dreadful
fraudful
handful
headful
heedful
mindful
needful
penny-dreadful
regardful
remindful
shedful
speedful
unheedful
unmindful
unneedful

Synonyms and antonyms of the needful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the needful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE NEEDFUL

Find out the translation of the needful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the needful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the needful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要紧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lo necesario
570 millions of speakers

English

the needful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवश्यक कार्रवाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتياجا لها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потребу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o indispensável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le nécessaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yang diperlukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die nötige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

入用な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요긴 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sing perlu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các cơ sở cần thiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवश्यक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ihtiyaç sahibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il necessario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potrzebne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потребу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceea ce e necesar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το χρειάζομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die nodige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nödigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

det nødvendig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the needful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE NEEDFUL»

The term «the needful» is normally little used and occupies the 109.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE NEEDFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the needful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the needful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the needful

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE NEEDFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the needful.
1
Guy Finley
Within the human being there exists both the needful and the needed. You know that the needful exists in you. Your own dissatisfaction tells you so. But you believe the needed is somewhere outside of you.
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Guy Finley
The mistake we have made in our lives is that over and over again we've run into the needful moment and then failed to learn its higher lesson. We don't like needful moments and therefore we resist them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE NEEDFUL»

Discover the use of the needful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the needful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
One Story Inside Another
Nebster-the-Needful leaned close to her and whispered to her so that she took courage and felt steadied. “This is what you deserve and no more,” he had whispered softly to her. The whole thing staggered her; it had come so unexpectedly.
Victor Gordon Cullen, 2014
2
The One Thing Needful
William Rathbone Greg. contrivance for peace before it decided on war. It then cast no look behind, but buckled on its armour and put forth all its might. It was more nearly unanimous than it has ever been before. It voted the needful taxes ...
William Rathbone Greg, 1855
3
Needful Things
There is a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things, the sign says. The oddest name. A name that causes some gossip and speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they wait for opening day.
Stephen King, 2010
4
Needful Constitution of Magistracy. A discourse [on Matt. v. ...
I propose to offer a few thoughts on the needful constitution of magistracy, to prevent the individual from resisting evil. 1. Magistrates should be men of high intelligence. In the midst of a nation of unfettered thinkers, to them is committed the ...
Calvin HITCHCOCK, 1841
5
Origins of the Dred Scott Case: Jacksonian Jurisprudence and ...
The Needful Rules Clause thus applied both to the land the United States held at ratification as well as to that subsequently acquired. After ratification, Congress organized the territory acquired from North Carolina and Georgia, and it ...
Austin Allen, 2006
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The Law Journal
This letter was immediately given by the bankrupt to the defendant, with directions that as the voyage was altered, he, the defendant, would do the needful. The defendant did, in a few days after, cause certain alterations to be made in the ...
‎1833
7
The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
This letter was immediately given by the bankrupt to the defendant, with directions that as the voyage was altered, he, the defendant, would do the needful. The defendant did, in a few days after, cause certain alterations to be made in the ...
‎1833
8
Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
This letter was immediately given by the bankrupt to the defendant, with directions that as the voyage was altered, he, the defendant, would do the needful. The defendant did, in a few days after, cause certain alterations to be made in the ...
‎1833
9
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
I passed, soon after that precious party,and my friendscamedown with the needful for this business. 1857. Hood, Pen and Pencil Pictures, 153.Let me have the pleasure oflending anold collegemate some of the needful ! 1864. Eton School ...
Anonymous
10
Garden Ferns...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Jackson Hooker, Sir, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE NEEDFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the needful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
President Buhari Told Us To 'Do The Needful' – APC Lawmaker
He said, “Needful means that we should tow the party line. “The party has written a letter a very long time ago but there was up and down and I feel very soon the ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
2
Kerala to Have India's First Elephant Hospital
"The contribution and the role of various agencies will be identified and then the Centre will be doing the needful," added Mr Cheeran. On June 15, a meeting of ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
3
Activist Flays Buhari for Non-recognition of Democracy Heroes
“So, my advice for him (Buhari) is that he should go back and do the needful. The needful being the recognition of June 12 as the real democracy day; the ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»
4
Election Tribunal Will Do The Needful And Sack Wike As Governor …
We remain confident that the Election Petition Tribunal will do the needful and sack him accordingly in view of the materials submitted to them, in view of the ... «Information Nigeria, May 15»
5
Rlys suffered huge loss over iron ore booking: CAG
Railways failed to do the needful and allowed the manufacturers to transport iron ore at concessional rates, the report said. ALSO READ: Railways unable to ... «Business Standard, May 15»
6
Report Fire, Accidents in Goa Via App
Panaji: You may not need to place that frantic call in case of a fire or emergency in Goa as a new app will do the needful from now on. Just a few taps on your ... «NDTV, Apr 15»
7
Jonathan's endorsement: Ohanaeze did the needful -Ohia, OYC …
Chief Chineyeneze Thompson Ohia (Ugwumba Ndi Igbo), is the national liaison officer, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) and the immediate past General ... «Daily Sun, Mar 15»
8
BJP was on the verge of drowning, Kiran Bedi has ensured the
BJP was on the verge of drowning, Kiran Bedi has ensured the needful: Arvind Kejriwal. Ritika Chopra, ET Bureau Jan 28, 2015, 09.09AM IST. Tags: Kiran Bedi ... «Economic Times, Jan 15»
9
“I had to do the needful to save our democracy”- House of Reps …
Femi Gbajabiamila, House of Representatives Minority Leader, was one of the lawmakers who scaled the National Assembly gate during the pandemonium that ... «Bella Naija, Nov 14»
10
PDP Reacts to Tambawal's Defection, Urges Speaker to Do the
PDP, in a statement, asked Tambuwal to do the needful as the party is in the majority in the House of Representatives. A statement by the National Publicity ... «THISDAY Live, Oct 14»

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