穷 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deprived adj Lacking the basic necessities or comforts most people have; disadvantaged.
- impoverish verb To make someone poor.
- narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
Senses
穷 is used for these senses in English:
- deprived Subject to deprivation; poor.
- impoverish (transitive) To make poor.
- narrow (dated) Limited as to means; straitened
impoverish — full definition
- verb To make someone poor.
- verb To make something weaker or less rich in quality.
- verb To grow poor.
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