starve — to 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.
🎵Rhyme
carvestarvescarves
carve
starve
scarves
🔗Collocations
starve to death
starving children
starve oneself
starve of attention
starve for love
absolutely starving
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
famishhungerperishfastdeprive
Antonyms
feednourishsatisfy
Related
faminestarvationmalnutritionhungerappetite
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