thirst
To be thirstyTo be thirsty.
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Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To be thirsty.
dürsten, dursten, Durst haben
испы́тывать жа́ждуispýtyvatʹ žáždu, хоте́ть питьxotétʹ pitʹ
(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 sentencesThis will quench your thirst.
Це втамує твою спрагу. — El_lena
ruЭто утолит вашу жажду. — odexed
I'm dying of thirst.
Вмираю від спраги. — aandrusiak
ruЯ умираю от жажды. — Fuzzyakin
deIch verdurste. — samueldora
They satisfied their thirst at the spring.
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
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 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þursFrom 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, thirstedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.