needy

«needy» in Mova's school dictionary: poor and do not have enough money, food or things they need — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (needy, needier, neediest); noun (the needy)

meaning for a pupil

1) Needy people are poor and do not have enough money, food or things they need. tree →

2) The needy means poor people as a group. tree →

3) (informal) A needy person wants a lot of attention, help or comfort from others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In ethics, church life and charity: help the needy, give to needy families, food banks. In everyday talk: «My puppy is so needy — he follows me everywhere.»

examples

• Our school collected food for needy families. tree →
• The church gives warm meals to the needy. tree →
• Christians believe they should care for the needy. tree →
• Children in needy areas may have no books at home. tree →
• My little brother is very needy when he is tired. tree →
• The charity helps needy children all over the world. tree →

note

«The needy» takes a plural verb: the needy are helped. Be respectful: many people prefer «people in need». The informal «needy» (clingy) can sound unkind about a person.

In the corpora

• The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
• The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the neediest among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
• He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well.
• Hear this, O ye that would swallow the needy, and destroy the poor of the land,
• For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «needy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.