if need be

if need be

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [if need bee]
- /ɪf nid bi/
- /ɪf niːd bi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [if need bee]
- /ɪf nid bi/

Definitions of if need be words

phrase if need be If you say that you will do something, especially an extreme action, if need be, you mean that you will do if it is necessary. 0
noun if need be if it is required; if the occasion demands 0

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Parts of speech for If need be

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if need be popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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