in need
Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelterLacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.
» He is in need of money.
Ему нужны деньги. — saiko
Йому потрібні гроші. — aandrusiak
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3 sensesLacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.
I donated the clothes my son outgrew to help children in need.
bedürftig
нужда́ющийсяnuždájuščijsja
нужде́ннийnuždénnyj
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.
Needing (the specified necessities).
The house stands in need of urgent repairs.
Examples
248 sentencesHe is in need of money.
Йому потрібні гроші. — aandrusiak
ruЕму нужны деньги. — saiko
Tom is in need of help.
Томові потрібна допомога. — shanghainese
ruТом нуждается в помощи. — marafon
deTom braucht Hilfe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Aren't you in need of help?
Хіба тобі не потрібна допомога? — deniko
We are badly in need of food.
Нам дуже потрібна їжа. — deniko
ruНам очень нужна еда. — BigChinchinTitan
I am badly in need of your help.
Мені насправді потрібна твоя допомога. — deniko
ruЯ остро нуждаюсь в твоей помощи. — odexed
deIch brauche dringend deine Hilfe. — raggione
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See also
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