hunger

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 References 2 Norwegian 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌŋɡə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English hungor.

[edit] Noun

hunger (plural hungers)

1. A need or compelling desire of food.
2. (by extension) Any strong desire.

   I have a hunger to win.

[edit] Usage notes

The phrase be hungry is more common than have hunger to express a need for food.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English hyngran.

[edit] Verb

to hunger (third-person singular simple present hungers, present participle hungering, simple past and past participle hungered)

1. To be in need of food.
2. (figuratively) To have a desire for.

   I hungered for your love.

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[edit] References

• “hunger” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

hunger m. (definite singular hungeren; uncountable)

1. hunger (desire)

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[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

Declination for hunger	Singular		Uncountable
Common	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hunger	hungern
Genitive	hungers	hungerns

hunger c. (uncountable)

1. hunger

[edit] See also

• hungrig
• hungra