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starveto suffer or die from lack of food

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to suffer or die from lack of food

Pronunciation (IPA): /stɑːrv/

Korean meaning: 굶어 죽다, 기아로 고통받다

Korean pronunciation: **스타**브

Example Sentences

  • My roommate ate all the pizza - now I'm literally starving!
  • The artist was starving for recognition until his painting went viral.
  • Mom said 'You won't starve if you skip one meal,' but I felt like I was dying.

starve

VERB

//stɑːrv//

to suffer or die from lack of food

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/stɑːrv/
🇬🇧 UK/stɑːv/

🌳Etymology

Rootstarve

Origin

고대 영어 'steorfan'에서 유래되었으며, 원래 '죽다'라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 특히 '굶어서 죽다'라는 구체적인 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

carvestarvescarves
carve
starve
scarves

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My roommate ate all the pizza - now I'm literally starving!

The artist was starving for recognition until his painting went viral.

😄 Fun example

Mom said 'You won't starve if you skip one meal,' but I felt like I was dying.

The flowers in my garden are starving for water after this hot weather.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

famishhungerperishfastdeprive

Antonyms

feednourishsatisfy

Related

faminestarvationmalnutritionhungerappetite