hungry

hun|gry

S3 [ˈhʌŋgri] adj comparative hungrier superlative hungriest

1.) wanting to eat something

→↑thirsty

▪ I was cold, tired and hungry.

▪ If you get hungry , there's some cold chicken in the fridge.

▪ Do you still feel hungry?

2.) ill or weak as a result of not having enough to eat for a long time

▪ We can't justify wasting food when half the world is hungry.

3.) go hungry

to not have enough to eat

▪ Thousands of families go hungry every day.

4.) wanting or needing something very much

= ↑eager hungry for

▪ She is hungry for success.

hungry to do sth

▪ Stan was hungry to learn.

5.) the hungry

people who do not have enough food to eat

6.) power-hungry/news-hungry etc

wanting power, news etc very much

▪ a power-hungry politician