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What does in need mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in need? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (colloquial) Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.
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If you are interested in animal welfare there are two young dogs urgently in need of homes.
My brother's car had rack-and-pinion steering, which was in need of repair.
He just seemed to be a nice chap who wanted to lend his racquet to a fellow tennis player in need.
Moore says that the organization has passed its Chamberlain period, and is now in need of a Churchill.
If someone is in need of a listener, an ambivert can be the perfect person to pour your heart out to.
That the US aerospace industry is in need of a wake up call is no longer a question.

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