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/
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!
Got the picture? Now let's practice.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪn niːd/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn niːd/
🌳Etymology
Rootneed
🎵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
Want to master 19,000+ words?
Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.