in need

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in need

1. Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.

   I donated the clothes my son outgrew to help children in need.

2. In distress or otherwise difficult circumstances.

   a friend in need is a friend indeed

   The team came to the rescue of a whale in need.

3. (when followed by “of”) Needing (the specified necessities).

   The house stands in need of urgent repairs.

Translations

lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent — see also poor,‎ indigent

• Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)
• Bengali: মুহতাজ (bn) (muhotaj), মিসকিন (bn) (miśokin), আল্হাদে (alhade)
• Bulgarian: беден (bg) (beden), нуждаещ се (nuždaešt se)
• Catalan: necessitat (ca), freturós (ca)
• Czech: potřebný (cs), chudý (cs)
• Finnish: puutteenalainen (fi), vähävarainen, köyhä (fi)
• French: dans le besoin (fr), nécessiteux (fr)
• Georgian: გაჭირვებული (gač̣irvebuli), საჭიროების მქონე (sač̣iroebis mkone)
• German: bedürftig (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (alaþarba)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: χρεῖος (khreîos), δεόμενος (deómenos)

• Irish: díothach
• Italian: povero (it), indigente (it), bisognoso (it)
• Latin: egens, inops
• Māori: takaonge
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: trengende

• Persian: نیازمند (fa) (niâzmand), فقیر (fa) (faqir)
• Polish: potrzebujący (pl), biedujący
• Portuguese: necessitado (pt), carenciado (pt)
• Romanian: sărac (ro), nevoiaș (ro)
• Russian: нужда́ющийся (ru) (nuždájuščijsja)
• Sanskrit: ध्रिगु (dhrigu)
• Scottish Gaelic: uireasbhach
• Spanish: necesitado (es), menesteroso (es)
• Swedish: behövande (sv)
• Turkish: muhtaç (tr), yoksul (tr), fakir (tr)
• Ukrainian: нужде́нний (nuždénnyj)

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Translations to be checked

• Māori: takaonge, hapa

Anagrams

• Dineen, Neiden, indene, needin'