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Definition 2024

if_need_be

if need be

English

Alternative forms

if needs be

Adverb

(idiomatic) If necessary; if there is a need.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:if need be.

Translations

if necessary

Czech: v případě potřeby
Dutch: desnoods (nl)
Finnish: jos on tarve, jos on pakko
French: si besoin est (fr), si nécessaire (fr)
German: wenn es sein muss
Italian: se ci fosse bisogno
Russian: е́сли пона́добится ‎(jésli ponádobitsja), в слу́чае необходи́мости ‎(v slúčaje neobxodímosti)

Swedish: om så krävs, om så behövs, om så erfordras, vid behov
Turkish: gerektiğinde

See also

needs must