How to pronounce needs in American English
“needs” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to needs the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“needs” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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needs to report and what information needs to be reported.
Dept of Labor
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needs of creditworthy borrowers.
Federal Reserve
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met the manufacturers' needs.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “needs”
Words one sound away from needs — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “needs”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of needs. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.