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},
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}
],
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"word": "need"
}
],
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],
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[
"need",
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]
],
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]
}
],
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/nidz/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
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},
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
],
"text": "Audio (RP)"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-needs.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/En-us-needs.ogg/En-us-needs.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/En-us-needs.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
}
],
"word": "needs"
}
{
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English terms suffixed with -s",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verb forms",
"Rhymes:English/iːdz",
"Rhymes:English/iːdz/1 syllable"
],
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"2": "need",
"3": "s"
},
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}
],
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{
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
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{
"word": "need"
}
],
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],
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"need",
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]
],
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"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
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}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
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{
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]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːdz"
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-needs.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-needs.wav.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/En-us-needs.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
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}
],
"word": "needs"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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