famish
To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hungerTo exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
» Tom is famished.
Tom ist ausgehungert.
Том изголодался.
Том помирає від голоду.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
(transitive)To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
(transitive)To force, control, or constrain by famine.
(intransitive)To die of hunger; to starve to death.
die of food deprivation
(intransitive)To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
(intransitive)To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
(obsolete, transitive)To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
Examples
46 sentencesTom is famished.
Том помирає від голоду.
ruТом изголодался.
deTom ist ausgehungert.
I know that Tom is famished.
Tom said that he was famished.
Tom told me he was famished.
Tom told me that he was famished.
Origin
From Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately frFrom Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately from Latin famēs (“hunger”). Compare affamish, famine. Cognate with Spanish hambre (“hunger”).
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Forms
famishes, famishing, famished, famishedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle