hunger
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See also Hunger
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ʌŋɡə(r)
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
hunger (plural hungers)
[edit] Usage notes
The phrase be hungry is more common than have hunger to express a need for food.
[edit] Translations
need for food
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strong desire
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to hunger (third-person singular simple present hungers, present participle hungering, simple past and past participle hungered)
[edit] Translations
need food
[edit] References
- “hunger” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Noun
hunger m. (definite singular hungeren; uncountable)
- hunger (desire)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
| Declination for hunger | Singular | Uncountable | ||
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| Common | Indefinite | Definite | ||
| Nominative | hunger | hungern | ||
| Genitive | hungers | hungerns | ||
hunger c. (uncountable)

