in need — requiring help, assistance, or support; lacking basic necessities
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: requiring help, assistance, or support; lacking basic necessities
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪn niːd/
Korean meaning: 도움이 필요한, 곤경에 처한
Korean pronunciation: 인 **니드**
Example Sentences
- My laptop is seriously in need of an upgrade - it takes 10 minutes just to open a web browser!
- The old building is in need of renovation.
- After staying up all night gaming, I'm definitely in need of some serious sleep!
in need
NOUN//ɪn niːd//
requiring help, assistance, or support; lacking basic necessities
💡 Concept
requiring help, assistance, or support; lacking basic necessities
🎵 Rhyme
Those in need can indeed succeed!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪn niːd/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn niːd/
🌳Etymology
Rootneed
Origin
'need'는 고대 영어 'nēad'에서 유래되어 '필요'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 'in'과 결합하여 '~의 상태에 있다'는 의미를 나타내는 표현이 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
indeedsucceedproceed
indeed
succeed
proceed
🔗Collocations
desperately in need
in need of help
in need of repair
families in need
in dire need
children in need
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My laptop is seriously in need of an upgrade - it takes 10 minutes just to open a web browser!”
“The old building is in need of renovation.”
😄 Fun example
“After staying up all night gaming, I'm definitely in need of some serious sleep!”
“The charity helps people in need.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
requiringlackingwantingneeding
Antonyms
self-sufficientwell-offabundant
Related
necessityrequirementassistancesupporthelp
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