Meaning
1 senses(India, Nigeria, UK, dated, idiomatic)To do what is necessary or required.
Examples
2 sentencesPlease do the needful.
To tear away from his dream world and, doing the daily needful, to step into reality was for Tom increasingly painful.
deEs wurde für Tom zu einer immer größeren Qual, aus seiner Phantasiewelt auszubrechen und zur Erledigung der notwendigen täglichen Aufgaben den Schritt in die Wirklichkeit zu tun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
does the needful, doing the needful, did the needful, done the needful| Base form | do the needful · to do the needful |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | does the needful |
| Present participle | doing the needful |
| Past simple | did the needful |
| Past participle | done the needful |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle