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Needing vs Needed - What's the difference?

needing | needed |

As verbs the difference between needing and needed

is that needing is present participle of lang=en while needed is past tense of need.

As a noun needing

is a need.

As an adjective needed is

necessary; being needed.

needing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A need.
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    needed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (need)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Necessary; being needed.