verhungern — meaning in English

English meaning

• starvation noun The state of suffering or dying from a severe lack of food.
• starve verb To suffer or die from lack of food.

Senses

verhungern is used for these senses in English:

• starve (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
• starve (intransitive) To be very hungry.

starvation — full definition

1. noun The state of suffering or dying from a severe lack of food.
2. noun A severe shortage of something essential, used more broadly than just food.

starve — full definition

1. verb To suffer or die from lack of food.
2. verb To be extremely hungry, often used informally as exaggeration.
3. verb To deprive someone or something of food, attention, or another vital need.

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