Hungered Meaning in English

word · lemma: hunger

US

ˈhəŋɡɝ

HUNG-erd

UK

hˈʌŋɡəd

HUNG-uhd

التعريف

The past tense of 'hunger'. It means to have felt strong physical hunger or to have deeply wanted or longed for something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Literary or formal; rarely used in daily speech, except in poetic or emotional contexts. Often found in phrases like 'hungered for freedom' (strong desire). Not interchangeable with 'ate' or 'wanted' unless referring to strong need or longing.

• Spanish: tener hambre - ansiar
• Portuguese (BR): sentir fome - ansiar
• Portuguese (PT): sentir fome - ansiar
• Chinese (Simplified): 渴望 - 饥饿
• Chinese (Traditional): 渴望 - 饑餓
• Hindi: भूखा होना - लालायित होना
• Arabic: جاع - اشْتاق
• Bengali: ক্ষুধার্ত ছিল - আকাঙ্ক্ষিত ছিল
• Russian: страдал от голода - жаждал (чего-либо)
• Japanese: 飢えた - 渇望した
• Vietnamese: đã khao khát - đã đói
• Korean: 갈망했다 - 배고팠다
• Turkish: özlem duydu - aç kaldı
• Urdu: بھوک محسوس کی - تڑپ اٹھا
• Indonesian: kelaparan - sangat merindukan

جمل نموذجية

He hungered for food after a long day without eating.

basic

She hungered for her mother's love.

basic

The children hungered all night because there was no food.

basic

For years, he hungered for recognition at work but never got it.

natural

They hungered for adventure after living quietly for so long.

natural

We all hungered for good news during the hard times.

natural