starve in Finnish
starve in Finnish is kuolla nälkään, nääntyä, nääntyä (nälkään) — starve means to suffer or die from lack of food.
starve in Finnish
kuolla nälkään
(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
nääntyä
(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
nääntyä (nälkään)
(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
kuolla nälkään
(intransitive) To be very hungry.
nälkiinnyttää
näännyttää
näännyttää
(transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
nääntyä
(intransitive, obsolete) To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
What does "starve" mean?
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verb To suffer or die from lack of food.
"Crops failed for three straight years, and many people starved."
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verb To be extremely hungry, often used informally as exaggeration.
"I'm starving — is dinner ready yet?"
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verb To deprive someone or something of food, attention, or another vital need.
"The siege was meant to starve the city into surrender."
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starve in a sentence
- Crops failed for three straight years, and many people starved.
- The stranded hikers feared they would starve before help arrived.
- I'm starving — is dinner ready yet?
- The siege was meant to starve the city into surrender.
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What is "starve" in Finnish?
"starve" in Finnish is kuolla nälkään, nääntyä, nääntyä (nälkään). starve means: To suffer or die from lack of food.
How do you use "starve" in a sentence?
Example: "Crops failed for three straight years, and many people starved." In Finnish, "starve" is kuolla nälkään, nääntyä, nääntyä (nälkään).
Are there other ways to say "starve" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "starve": kuolla nälkään, nääntyä, nääntyä (nälkään), nälkiinnyttää, näännyttää.
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