in need English

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in need Prepositional phrase

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

— In distress or otherwise difficult circumstances.

— (when followed by “of”) needing (the specified necessities).

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in need English » English

needy

necessitous

destitute

poor

need

indigent

straitened

short of

lack

impoverished

dependent

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Movie subtitles

These girls need to be in jail and eat bean rice to wake them up.

Sorry, I'll have you accompany me in finishing it. No need. Your section has been secured.

News and current affairs

At the same time, emerging-market central banks need to accumulate gold reserves, which they still hold in far lower proportion than do rich-country central banks.