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Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I donated the clothes my son outgrew to help children in need.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In distress or otherwise difficult circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- The team came to the rescue of a whale in need.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Needing (the specified necessities).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: when followed by “of”
Examples
- The house stands in need of urgent repairs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مِسْكِين
(miskīn)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Bengali:
মুহতাজ
(muhotaj)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Bengali:
মিসকিন
(miśokin)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Bengali:
আল্হাদে
(alhade)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Bulgarian:
беден
(beden)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Bulgarian:
нуждаещ се
(nuždaešt se)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Catalan:
necessitat
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Catalan:
freturós
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Czech:
potřebný
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Czech:
chudý
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Finnish:
puutteenalainen
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Finnish:
vähävarainen
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Finnish:
köyhä
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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French:
dans le besoin
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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French:
nécessiteux
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Georgian:
გაჭირვებული
(gač̣irvebuli)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Georgian:
საჭიროების მქონე
(sač̣iroebis mkone)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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German:
bedürftig
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Gothic:
𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰
(alaþarba)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Ancient Greek:
χρεῖος
(khreîos)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Ancient Greek:
δεόμενος
(deómenos)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Irish:
díothach
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Italian:
povero
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Italian:
indigente
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Italian:
bisognoso
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Latin:
egens
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Latin:
inops
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Māori:
takaonge
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Norwegian Bokmål:
trengende
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Persian:
نیازمند
(niâzmand)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Persian:
فقیر
(faqir)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Polish:
potrzebujący
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Polish:
biedujący
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Portuguese:
necessitado
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Portuguese:
carenciado
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Romanian:
sărac
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Romanian:
nevoiaș
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Russian:
нужда́ющийся
(nuždájuščijsja)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Sanskrit:
ध्रिगु
(dhrigu)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Scottish Gaelic:
uireasbhach
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Spanish:
necesitado
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Spanish:
menesteroso
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Swedish:
behövande
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Turkish:
muhtaç
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Turkish:
yoksul
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Turkish:
fakir
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent
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Ukrainian:
нужде́нний
(nuždénnyj)
— lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent