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First and foremost it's important that we're able to put something back in the game, which we have always done. We're doing this to help needy charities along with the police forces in different towns and cities.
Bobby Hull

Meaning of "needy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEEDY

needy  [ˈniːdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEEDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Needy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of needy in the English dictionary

The definition of needy in the dictionary is in need of practical or emotional support; distressed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEEDY


beady
ˈbiːdɪ
beedi
ˈbiːdɪ
bredie
ˈbriːdɪ
deedy
ˈdiːdɪ
greedy
ˈɡriːdɪ
heedy
ˈhiːdɪ
Macready
məˈkriːdɪ
orthopaedy
ˈɔːθəʊpiːdɪ
orthopedy
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪ
overgreedy
ˌəʊvəˈɡriːdɪ
reedy
ˈriːdɪ
seedy
ˈsiːdɪ
speedy
ˈspiːdɪ
tweedy
ˈtwiːdɪ
ungreedy
ʌnˈɡriːdɪ
unheedy
ʌnˈhiːdɪ
weedy
ˈwiːdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEEDY

needlefish
needleful
needlelike
needlepoint
needler
needless
needlessly
needlessness
needlestick
needlestick injury
needlewoman
needlewomen
needlework
needleworker
needly
needment
needn´t
needs
needs test
neek

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEEDY

alternative comedy
black comedy
Cape Kennedy
comedy
dramedy
Greek tragedy
herbal remedy
higgledy-piggledy
high comedy
Kennedy
light comedy
musical comedy
predy
raggedy
remedy
romantic comedy
scaredy
situation comedy
tragedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of needy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEEDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «needy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of needy

Translation of «needy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEEDY

Find out the translation of needy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of needy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «needy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫困的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necesitado
570 millions of speakers

English

needy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जरूरतमंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتاجين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нуждающимся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necessitado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি দরিদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécessiteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memerlukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedürftig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧窮している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈곤한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவைப்படுபவர்களுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरजू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhtaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisognoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potrzebujących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нужденним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nevoiaș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδεείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behoeftige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

behövande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trengende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of needy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDY»

The term «needy» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «needy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «needy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about needy

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10 QUOTES WITH «NEEDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word needy.
1
Donald Berwick
It boggles my mind that the same people who cry 'foul' about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people - elders, the poor, the disabled - who are least able to bear them.
2
John Bradshaw
In my family, as in all dysfunctional families, instead of parents who act as strong and nurturing role models for their children, you get these needy people who use their children. I was the kid who tried to take on the marriage.
3
Joan Ganz Cooney
I was brought up Catholic, and even as a little girl I was affected by the idea of giving back - doing something for the needy, something of significance.
4
Jenny Eclair
I might be needy, competitive and desperate but it's far better than being wet.
5
Eve Ensler
My dream is that people will find a way back home, into their bodies, to connect with the earth, to connect with each other, to connect with the poor, to connect with the broken, to connect with the needy, to connect with people calling out all around us, to connect with the beauty, poetry, the wildness.
6
Brendan Gleeson
I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.
7
Ashley Greene
I'm independent. If a guy is too clingy or needy, I actually get afraid of hurting him - and I can't deal with that.
8
Alex Van Halen
We're very needy people, you know.
9
Bobby Hull
First and foremost it's important that we're able to put something back in the game, which we have always done. We're doing this to help needy charities along with the police forces in different towns and cities.
10
Hubert H. Humphrey
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEEDY»

Discover the use of needy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to needy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inventing the Needy: Gender and the Politics of Welfare in ...
"Inventing the Needy "offers a powerful, innovative analysis of welfare policies and practices in Hungary from 1948 to the last decade of the twentieth century.
Lynne A. Haney, 2002
2
Don't Be Needy Be Succeedy: The A to Zee of Motivitality©
L. Vaughan Spencer studied the Philosophy of Table Tennis and Anti-Social French at the University of the Isle of Wight and gained his MBA at the Jimmy Connors Institute in San Diego over the course of a weekend.
L V Spencer, Neil Mullarkey, 2011
3
The Ethics of Assistance: Morality and the Distant Needy
Presents the ideas of some of the leading moral and political philosophers on this important topic.
Deen K. Chatterjee, 2004
4
There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through ...
Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories. Book jacket.
Jill Jacobs, 2010
5
Teaching Needy Kids in Our Backward System: 42 Years of Trying
Theories and practice discussed in this book are derived from teaching needy kids, trying to accelerate their rate of learning, and using performance data to draw conclusions about how kids learn, what kinds of practices are effective, and ...
‎2007
6
Begging in America, 1850-1940: The Needy, the Frauds, the ...
This historical book explores begging and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the media and private charity organizations dealt with the issue.
Kerry Segrave, 2011
7
The Truly Needy And Other Stories
Lucy Honig. The Truly Needy aNd oTher sTories WiNNer oF The drUe heiNZ LiTeraTUre PriZe Lucy honig The Truly Needy and Other Stories Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Front Cover.
Lucy Honig, 1999
8
When Work is Not Enough: State and Federal Policies to ...
Stoker and Wilson break new ground by examining the adequacy and coverage of the work support system in all fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Robert Phillip Stoker, Laura Ann Wilson, 2006
9
Nurses for the Needy, Or Bible-Women Nurses in the Homes of ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Ellen Henrietta Ranyard, 2009
10
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Implications of ...
Kay E. Brown. Recently, several legislative and economic changes have affected TANF. First, with the reauthorization of the TANF block grant through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), the Congress took steps generally expected to ...
Kay E. Brown

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term needy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obamacare enrollment lags in most needy communities
White Dayton area residents have enrolled in Obamacare health plans by a margin of nearly 8 to 1, compared to residents of local black and ... «Dayton Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Gift It Like Beckham: Football Star Changes Life of Needy Family
Legendary English football star David Beckham paid a life-changing visit to the family of former Mexican player Gonzalez, who gave up his ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
3
Des Plaines boy collecting Legos for needy Guatemalan children
A Des Plaines boy doesn't want Legos for himself for his birthday -- he wants them so he can give them to needy children in Guatemala. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
4
Youth concert raises more than $200k for needy students
The money raised will go to the North West Student Support Fund which started in 2011 and serves about 3,000 needy students a year through ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Muslim group to assist needy in Barrackpore
The Feed the Needy programme undertaken by Revival of the Ummah (ROU) has been broadened to include rebuilding houses for those in ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Free school supplies available for needy students
STERLING – Local students do not return to classrooms for another 3 weeks, but the School Supply Closet will be open beginning Tuesday. «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
7
Mission 500 to Host Charity Softball Game; Funds Support Needy
12 from noon to 3 p.m. at Overpeck County Park, located in Bergen County, New Jersey. Funds will support needy children in the U.S. ... «Security Sales, Jul 15»
8
Akwa Ibom First Lady donates to the needy
Abuja - Akwa Ibom First Lady, Martha Udom Emmanuel, has donated food items and toiletries to inmates at the Qua Iboe Church Leprosy ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
Mercy Malaysia organises event to raise awareness and funds for …
Mercy Malaysia organises event to raise awareness and funds for the needy. by kathleen michael. Some of the participants of the Plank ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
10
Narcissists Are Just Extremely Needy People, According to Study
The study found that narcissists may talk and act confident, but their brains don't lie. At a neural level, narcissists are needy. A research team ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»

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