What does "sth in need" mean?

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Rebecca
"Families in need" means families who need money, food, clothes, shelter, etc. Saying that someone is in need means that he or she lacks/does not have the basic things of life; he or she is poor and cannot afford to pay for these things. Here are some example sentences with "in need" in them. Ex: He is in need of some new clothes. There are holes in all of his shirts. Ex: Those children are in need of healthy foods. Ex: There are so many families in need in the United States.