in need

English

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 was in need of urgent repairs.

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Maori: takaonge, hapa

Anagrams

• Dineen, Neiden, indene, needin'