Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To be thirsty.

    dürsten, dursten, Durst haben

    испы́тывать жа́ждуispýtyvatʹ žáždu, хоте́ть питьxotétʹ pitʹ

  2. (intransitive, usually)To desire vehemently.

    I thirst for knowledge and education will sate me.

    to be thirsted for one's blood

    dürsten, lechzen

    жа́ждатьžáždatʹ

    have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Examples

116 sentences
  1. This will quench your thirst.

    Це втамує твою спрагу. — El_lena

    ruЭто утолит вашу жажду. — odexed

  2. I'm dying of thirst.

    Вмираю від спраги. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ умираю от жажды. — Fuzzyakin

    deIch verdurste. — samueldora

  3. They satisfied their thirst at the spring.

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

    ruЯ выпил кружку пива, чтобы утолить жажду. — odexed

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

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

    ruОн утолил жажду большим стаканом пива. — odexed

    deEr linderte seinen Durst mit einem großen Glas Bier. — xtofu80

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to be thirsty:
to desire:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to be thirsty:
to desire:

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

thirsts, thirsting, thirsted, thirsted
Base formthirst · to thirst
3rd person singularthirsts
Present participlethirsting
Past simplethirsted
Past participlethirsted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythirst
he, she, itthirsts

Past simpleLesson

all personsthirsted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thirsted
he, she, ithas thirsted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill thirst

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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