needy
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- noun
- /ˈniːdi/
:
necesitado
- My daughters and I will be collecting for the needy.
- give to the needy
- aid to the needy
For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, the afflicted also, and him also who has no helper.
- For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, the afflicted also, and him also who has no helper.
- The truth is that protecting the truly needy, something we all support, requires that those on welfare who can and should work, do so.
Examples
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Because the way we treat our most vulnerable and needy says who we are as a nation.
Blog text (14) -
Moore Street has always welcomed the needy, the lonely, the lost of this city's people, and did so with an open heart.
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I am quite sure that helping the needy is what a person with a good heart does.
Blog text (8) -
My house was open to the needy, and I was happy when I was able to do people a favor.
Fiction book (1994) -
You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to the needy and the poor in your land.
Blog text (4) -
By day, we would bring bread to the needy.
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To help our neighbours and give to the needy.
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Mullah Ali was known as a very kind man who always helped the needy.
Fiction book (2001) -
Local newspapers and radio and television stations initiate campaigns for the needy.
Academic text (1990) -
Every Saturday, volunteers distribute food and clothing to the needy in our community.
Synonyms
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People who have little money and few things
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A person who has no home and often lives on the streets
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A person who has no home to live in
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A very poor person who depends on public charity
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A person who gets help from other people because they are in need
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A person who has very little money and few things
Antonyms
How Poor
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Needy as a noun means 'people in need' and it comes from the word need. So, the needy are simply those who lack basic things and need help.