how to pronounce needful

/ˈniːdfəl/

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needful is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of needful

adjective:

Needy; in need.
Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensible.

noun:

Anything necessary or requisite.
Ready money; wherewithal.

needful frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word needful occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics needful can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that needful can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;