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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| needs (adv.) |
| occurs in the idioms needs must and must needs, which mean “must of necessity, must necessarily” and are examples of hyperbole, as in She must needs [needs must] listen to him, even though she’d rather not. The form of needs is unchanging in these uses. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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