hunger
To be in need of foodTo be in need of food.
» The old man died from hunger.
Der alte Mann starb vor Hunger.
Der alte Mann starb hungers.
Старик умер от голода.
Старий помер від голоду.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To be in need of food.
hungern, Hunger haben, hungrig sein
проголода́тьсяprogolodátʹsja, голода́тьgolodátʹ
be hungry; go without food
(figuratively, intransitive)To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
I hungered for your love.
жа́ждатьžáždatʹ, алкатьalkatʹ
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
(archaic, transitive)To make hungry; to famish.
Examples
224 sentencesThe old man died from hunger.
Старий помер від голоду.
ruСтарик умер от голода.
deDer alte Mann starb vor Hunger.
Tom died of hunger.
Том помер від голоду.
ruТом умирал с голода.
deTom verhungerte.
The animal died from hunger.
Тварина померла від голоду.
ruЖивотное умерло от голода.
deDas Tier verhungerte.
They are suffering from hunger.
Вони страждають від голоду.
ruОни страдают от голода.
Hunger is the best spice.
Голод - найкраща спеція.
ruГолод - лучшая приправа.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hungren, from Old English hyngran, hyngrian, ġehyngrian (“to be hungryFrom Middle English hungren, from Old English hyngran, hyngrian, ġehyngrian (“to be hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną.
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Forms
hungers, hungering, hungered, hungeredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 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