adjective · rare

indigent

indigent · more indigent · most indigent

бідний, поганий, жалюгідний

бедный, нищий, нуждающийся, бедствующий

arm, mittellos, bedürftig, Not leidend

Poor; destitute; in needPoor; destitute; in need.

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/ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/

» Help is available to indigent borrowers.

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Meaning

2 senses

Poor; destitute; in need.
bedürftig, mittellos, arm
бе́дныйbédnyj, бедствующийbedstvujuščij, нуждающийсяnuždajuščijsja
poor enough to need help from others
(archaic)Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.

Examples

3 sentences

Help is available to indigent borrowers.
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He's in a program for indigent patients.
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Being indigent is a misfortune, not a crime.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

poor; destitute:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

poor; destitute:

Origin

From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present parti

From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need, want”).

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