🇬🇧🇪🇸 destitute - indigente : English Lesson

Meaning of "destitute" ("indigente"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Destitute" is an adjective used to describe someone who is extremely poor and lacking the basic necessities of life, such as money, food, and shelter. It often refers to a state of severe poverty and hardship.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I checked my piggy bank today, and I’m officially destitute—there was only a paperclip inside.

Jack was so destitute that he started charging people to pet his dog for one dollar.

I realized I was truly destitute when I found myself bargaining with a vending machine for free snacks.

Billy was so destitute that he tried making a sandwich with just two slices of air.

I knew I was destitute when I had to use a single ketchup packet as my entire dinner.

He sat under the bridge, destitute, clutching a cracked cup. The destitute man watched rain soak his cardboard bed. Children pointed at the destitute figure; an old woman knelt, wrapping him in a blanket, feeding the destitute stranger a warm sandwich. He smiled, eyes bright; the destitute man's heart eased as help arrived, and he wept with relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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