Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.

    We developed a great thirst during our hike.

    He had quite a thirst on and so headed to his favourite Dublin pub.

    Durst

    жа́ждаžážda, сма́гаsmága

    спра́гаspráha, жа́гаžáha, сма́гаsmáha

  2. (countable, uncountable)The condition producing the sensation of thirst.

    If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive you mad.

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.

    She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Sexual lust.

    He had a thirst for her and she had the same for him.

    Durst

    жа́ждаžážda

More definitions
  • a physiological need to drink
  • strong desire for something (not food or drink)

Examples

116 sentences
  1. This will quench your thirst.

    Це втамує твою спрагу.

    ruЭто утолит вашу жажду.

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  2. I'm dying of thirst.

    Вмираю від спраги.

    ruЯ умираю от жажды.

    deIch verdurste.

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  3. They satisfied their thirst at the spring.

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  4. I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.

    ruЯ выпил кружку пива, чтобы утолить жажду.

    deIch hatte ein Glas Bier, um meinen Durst zu stillen.

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  5. He satisfied his thirst with a large glass of beer.

    ruОн утолил жажду большим стаканом пива.

    deEr linderte seinen Durst mit einem großen Glas Bier.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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dryness:

Origin

From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurs

From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

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Forms

plural: thirsts
Singularthirst
Pluralthirsts

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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