| necessitous | adj serba kekurangan: to live in ~ circumtances, hidup dlm keadaan serba kekurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| needy | adj miskin, susah, serba kekurangan: a ~ family, keluarga yg miskin; the ~, orang /miskin, susah, yg serba kekurangan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beggarly | adj 1. poverty-stricken, (dlm keadaan) /papa kedana, melarat, sangat miskin, serba kekurangan/: ~ living conditions, keadaan hidup yg serba kekurangan; 2. ungenerous, inadequate, tdk seberapa, tdk memadai sama sekali: to work for ~ wages, bekerja dgn mendapat upah yg tdk seberapa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poverty | ketandusan idea yg begitu jelas dlm persidangan itu; 3. inferior quality, serba kekurangan; (of soil) tdk subur: they were embarrassed about the ~ of their home, mereka malu dgn keadaan rumah mereka yg serba kekurangan; the ~ of the soil makes the land unsuitable for crops, tidak suburnya tanah itu membuatkannya tdk sesuai utk ditanam dgn tanaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deprived | adj serba kekurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shape | a deprived childhood ~d his character irrevocably, zaman kanak-kanak yg serba kekurangan membentuk wataknya yg tdk dapat diubah lagi; anti-American feeling ~d the government’s policy at that time, perasaan anti-Amerika membentuk dasar kerajaan pd masa itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| speak | a prematurely lined face that spoke of suffering and deprivation, muka yg berkedut-kedut sebelum waktunya yg menggambarkan kesusahan dan keadaan serba kekurangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| want | /for, from/ ~ of, krn tdk ada: for ~ of anything better to do, I went to sleep, krn tdk ada apa-apa yg lebih baik hendak dibuat, saya pun pergi tidur; the flowers wilted from ~ of water, bunga-bunga itu layu krn tdk ada air; in ~, serba kekurangan: we should help those in ~,kita sepatutnya menolong mereka yg serba kekurangan; in ~ of, perlu [v], memerlukan [n]: the building is badly in ~ of repair, bangunan itu sangat perlu dibaiki; he is really in ~ of money, dia betul-betul memerlukan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| want | n 1. (in pl) desire, kehendak: his ~s were few, kehendaknya tdk banyak; his earnings are sufficient for his ~s, pendapatannya mencukupi utk memenuhi kehendak-kehendaknya; 2. (fml) absence, lack, ketiadaan: he felt the ~ of a real friend, dia terasa akan ketiadaan seorang kawan yg sejati; 3. being in need, serba kekurangan: these poor children have been suffering from ~, kanak-kanak itu menderita serba kekurangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| necessity | n 1. great need, keperluan, perlunya: the ~ of preserving wildlife, perlunya melindungi hidupan liar; 2. circumstances that compel, terpaksa: some people work out of ~, not out of choice, sesetengah orang bekerja krn terpaksa bukan krn kehendak sendiri; (must) of ~ be, terpaksa: my speech must of ~ be brief, ucapan saya terpaksa ringkas sahaja; 3. st that is necessary, keperluan; (to life) keperluan asas: exercise is a ~ for him, senaman merupakan satu keperluan baginya; food and water are necessities of life, makanan dan air ialah keperluan asas utk hidup; 4. the condition of want, neediness, keadaan serba kekurangan: to be in dire ~, berada dlm keadaan yg amat serba kekurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |