Meaning

5 senses
  1. Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.

    After all that work in the hot sun, I am really thirsty.

    durstig

    жа́ждущийžážduščij, томи́мый жа́ждойtomímyj žáždoj, хоте́ть питьxotétʹ pitʹ

    спра́глийspráhlyj

  2. (euphemistic)Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.

    After all that work on a stupidly maintained spreadsheet, I am really thirsty.

    Q: What's with John today? He seems off his game. A: He's pretty thirsty, I think.

  3. (informal, uncommon)Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

    Marching is thirsty work.

    feeling a need or desire to drink

  4. (figuratively)Craving something immaterial.

    thirsty for knowledge

    thirsty for attention

  5. Craving something immaterial.

    (figuratively, slang)Craving or desiring sex.

    This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for him.

Examples

631 sentences
  1. Tom said that he was thirsty.

    Том сказав, що хоче пити.

    ruТом сказал, что хочет пить.

    deTom sagte, dass er Durst habe.

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  2. I think Tom must be thirsty.

    Я думаю, Том, мабуть, хоче пити.

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  3. Tom said that he wasn't thirsty.

    Том сказав, що не хоче пити.

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  4. Tom said that Mary is thirsty.

    Том сказав, що Мері хоче пити.

    ruТом сказал, что Мэри хочет пить.

    deTom sagte, dass Maria Durst hat.

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  5. Tom said that Mary was thirsty.

    Том сказав, що Мері хоче пити.

    ruТом сказал, что Мэри хочет пить.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
needing to drink:
Русский
By meaning 1
needing to drink:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
needing to drink:

Origin

From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug.

From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig.

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Forms

thirstier, thirstiest
Comparativethirstier Lesson
Superlativethirstiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • was very thirsty
  • thirsty or not
  • is thirsty or
  • might be thirsty
  • was thirsty but
  • to be thirsty
  • must be thirsty
  • still thirsty
  • thirsty but

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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