needy

need·y

 (nē′dē)

adj. need·i·er, need·i·est

1. Being in need; impoverished; a charity that helped needy immigrants.

2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

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need′i·ly adv.

need′i·ness n.

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needy

(ˈniːdɪ)

adj, needier or neediest

a. in need of practical or emotional support; distressed

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the needy.

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need•y

(ˈni di)

adj. need•i•er, need•i•est,
n. adj.

1. in a condition of need or want; extremely poor; destitute.

n.

2. the needy, needy persons collectively: to help the needy.

[1125–75]

need′i•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	needy - needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy" poor, poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"
Adj.	1.	needy - poor enough to need help from others destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
	2.	needy - demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

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needy

adjective poor, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, underprivileged, indigent, down at heel (informal), impecunious, dirt-poor, on the breadline (informal) a project aimed at raising funds for needy children around the world
rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-off, well-to-do, moneyed, comfortable

the needy the poor, the disadvantaged, the impoverished, the underprivileged, the deprived, the destitute, trailer trash (U.S. derogatory), the penniless They have organised a Christmas collection for the needy of the parish.

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needy

adjective

Having little or no money or wealth:

beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.

Informal: broke, strapped.

Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.

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Translations

مُحْتاج، فَقير، مَعْوِز

chudý

trængende

armbedürftig

nécessiteuxvideindigent

òurfandi; nauîstaddur

bisognosopovero

nødlidende

fakirmuhtaçyoksul

贫穷的

needy

[ˈniːdɪ]

A. ADJ (needier (compar) (neediest (superl))) → necesitado

B. NPL the needy → los necesitados

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needy

[ˈniːdi]

adj

(= poor) → nécessiteux/euse

(emotionally) → en manque d'affection

npl
the needy → les nécessiteux mpl

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needy

adj (+er) → ärmlich, bedürftig

n the needy → die Bedürftigen pl

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needy

[ˈniːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → bisognoso/a

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need

(niːd) – negative short form needn't (ˈniːdnt) – verb

1. to require. This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help? nodig يَحْتاج трябва (ми) precisar potřebovat benötigen behøve; mangle χρειάζομαι, έχω ανάγκηnecesitar vajama لازم داشتن tarvita avoir besoin deצריך, זקוק जरूरत होना trebati szüksége van (vkire, vmire) memerlukan þarfnast avere bisogno di ～の必要がある 필요하다 būti reikalingam, (kam) reikėti vajadzēt; just vajadzību perlu nodig hebbentrenge, behøve, ha bruk forwymagać, potrzebować اړه لرل precisar a avea nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potrebovati biti potreban behöva จำเป็น gerektirmek, ihtiyacı olmak 需要 потребувати ضرورت ہونا cần 需要

2. to be obliged. You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present. moet, hoef يَجِب، عَلَيْك، بِحاجَه има/няма нужда precisar muset müssen skulle; behøve χρειάζεται να, πρέπει ναhacer falta pidama نیاز داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de, falloirמוכרח जरूरत, आवश्यकता morati kell harus verða, þurfa dovere, avere bisogno di ～しなければならない 의무가 있다 privalėti, turėti būt nepieciešamam, būt nepieciešamībai keperluan hoevenmåtte, trenge, behøvemusieć نيازلرل precisar a trebui, a fi cazul быть вынужденным, должным musieť morati morati vara tvungen, behöva จำเป็น zorunda olmak, gerekmek 必需 бути зобов'язаним مطلوب ہونا buộc phải 必需

noun

1. something essential, that one must have. Food is one of our basic needs. behoefte حاجَه потребности necessidade potřeba dringende Notwendigkeit behov ανάγκη, αναγκαιότηταnecesidad vajadus نیاز tarve besoinצורך जरूरत nužda, potreba szükség(let) kebutuhan þörf bisogno 必要 필요한 것 reikmė, poreikis vajadzība[] keperluan behoeftebehovpotrzeba هيله،لړه necessidade nevoie потребность potreba potreba potreba behov ความต้องการ ihtiyaç, gereksinme 需要 потреба ضرورت nhu cầu 需要

2. poverty or other difficulty. Many people are in great need. behoeftig حاجَه، فَقْر нищета necessidade nouze die Not nød ένδεια, δύσκολη θέση necesidad puudus احتیاج köyhyys besoinמצוקה कर्त्तव्य siromaštvo, oskudica nehéz helyzet kemiskinan neyð, örbirgð bisogno 貧困 곤란한 사태 skurdas, nelaimė trūkums; nabadzība keperluan gebreknødbieda احتياج،اړه necessidade nevoie нужда núdza pomanjkanje poteškoća nöd สิ่งจำเป็น yoksulluk, muhtaçlık 貧窮，困難 нестаток, нужда محتاجي tình cảnh túng thiếu 贫穷，困难

3. a reason. There is no need for panic. rede سَبَب، حاجَه причина necessidade důvod der Grund grund λόγοςmotivo, razón vajadus لازم بودن syy besoinסיבה तंगहाली nema potrebe ok alasan nauðsyn, ástæða bisogno, motivo 理由 필요성 priežastis, reikalas iemesls sebab redengrunnpowód لازم ګڼل necessidade motiv надобность; основание dôvod potreba razlog anledning เหตุผล neden, sebep 必要 потреба وجہ cần thiết 必要

ˈneedless adjective, adverb

unnecessary. You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it. onnodig, nodeloos غَيْر ضَروري излишен desnecessário zbytečný unnötig unødvendig(t) άσκοπος, περιττόςinnecesario tarbetu بی نیاز tarpeeton inutileמיותר निष्प्रयोजन nepotreban, suvišan szükségtelen tidak perlu ónauðsynlegur, óþarfur inutile 必要のない 불필요한 nereikalinga(s) lieks; nevajadzīgs tidak perlu overbodig unødig, unødvendig; selvfølgeligzbędny بى نيازه desnecessário inutil ненужныи; излишне zbytočný odveč nepotreban onödig, överflödig ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz, lüzumsuz 不必要的 непотрібний; зайвий بے ضرورت không cần 不必要的

ˈneedlessly adverb

onnodig بِدون ضَرورَه безполезно desnecessariamente zbytečně unnötig unødvendigt χωρίς λόγο inútilmente tarbetult بطور غیر ضروری tarpeettomasti inutilement לְלא צוֹרֶך अनिवार्य रूप से bez potrebe, suvišno fölöslegesen secara tidak perlu óþarflega inutilmente 不必要に 불필요하게 be reikalo lieki; nevajadzīgi tanpa perlu overbodigunødig; selvfølgelig zbędnie په غير ضرورى توګه desnecessariamente inutil бесполезно zbytočne odveč nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จำเป็น gereksiz olarak 無需 непотрібно غير ضروري طور پر một cách vô ích 不必要地，无用地

ˈneedy adjective

poor. You must help needy people. behoeftig, arm مُحْتاج، فَقير، مَعْوِز бедстващ necessitado chudý bedürftig trængende φτωχόςnecesitado puudustkannatav نیازمند köyhä nécessiteuxנצרך निर्धन siromašan szegény miskin þurfandi; nauðstaddur bisognoso 貧困な 궁핍한 skurstantis, vargstantis trūcīgs memerlukan hulpbehoevendtrengende, nødlidendeubogi نيازمين necessitado sărac нуждающийся biedny reven siromašan behövande, nödlidande ขัดสน yoksul, fakir, muhtaç 貧窮的 нужденний; бідний ضرورت مند nghèo túng 贫穷的

a need for

a lack of; a requirement for. There is an urgent need for teachers in this city. behoefte نَقْص، حاجَه нужда от necessidade de potřeba ein dringender Bedarf an behov for έλλειψη, ανάγκη falta de puudus (millestki) لازم بودن tarve besoin de צוֹרֶך בְ अकिचन, जरूरतमंद potreba szükség van (vmire) kekurangan þörf á, skortur á bisogno di 不足 reikalingumas, stygius vajadzība keperluan behoefte aan et behov forbrak اړه لرل precisão ne­voie de нехватка; потребность potreba potreba po potražnja ett behov av ต้องการเพื่อ ihtiyaç, gereksinim 缺少... нужда, потреба کي ضرورت sự cần thiết 缺少...

in need of

requiring; having a lack of. We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut. benodig بِحاجَه إلى нуждая се precisando de mít potřebu etwas dringend brauchen trænge til μου χρειάζεται necesitar puuduses, vajaduses ضرورت puute besoin de זקוק ל-, צריך की आवश्यकता होना trebati rászorul memerlukan vanta, þarfnast necessità di, ～を必要として 필요한 (kam) reikėti izjust vajadzību/nepieciešamību perlukan nodig hebbend trenge, ha behov for w potrzebie, odczuwający brak ضرورى،اړين a precisar de nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potreben biti potreban i behov av ต้องการ ihtiyacında olmak 需要... такий, що потребує کا احتياج ہونا đang cần 需要...

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needy

n., pl. los necesitados;

the ___ → los ___;

a. necesitado-a; pobre.

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needy

adj (psych, fam) necesitado emocionalmente, que requiere mucha atención

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