hungry
gb/hˈʌŋɡɹi/ us/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
A1
Inglês
~ 8800
Aceções
0 aceções
adjective
A1
property
1
Needing food; wanting to eat
Wanting or needing to eat food because your stomach is empty.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is hungry
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say *"I am hunger"* or *"I have hungry"*. Use the adjective: *"I am hungry"* or *"I feel hungry"*. Another mistake is using *"starving"* in formal writing where simple *"hungry"* is more natural.
Sinónimos
starving (Much stronger than "hungry"; often used for being very, very hungry, or for people who have almost no food.)
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peckish (Milder and mainly British; means a little bit hungry rather than very hungry.)
Antónimos
full (Describes someone who has eaten enough and does not want more food.)
Colocações
feel hungry
|get hungry
|really hungry
|still hungry
|go hungry
|hungry children
Temas
daily life
|health
|food_drink
|daily_life
Exemplos
- If you're hungry, there are some sandwiches in the fridge.
- We were tired and hungry after walking all day.
- I usually start to feel hungry again around midnight.
- Skipping breakfast can make you very hungry by lunchtime.
- The kids came home from school hungry and went straight to the kitchen.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I am hungry, so I want some rice.
- Are you hungry, or did you already eat?
- She is always hungry after swimming.
- They were very hungry and ate fast.
- He felt hungry two hours after lunch.
adjective
B2
property
2
Having a strong desire for something
Wanting something very much, like success, power, or attention, not food.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is hungry for [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse this figurative meaning with physical hunger and use it in unclear contexts, for example: *"I am hungry"* when they mean they strongly want success. In that case, say *"I am hungry for success"* or use a clearer verb like *"I really want to succeed"*.
Sinónimos
eager (Suggests a strong, often positive desire, but can sound gentler and less intense than "hungry".)
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desperate (Stronger and more negative than "hungry"; suggests fear, urgency, or lack of control.)
Antónimos
content (Describes someone who is satisfied and does not strongly want more of something.)
Colocações
hungry for success
|hungry for power
|hungry for attention
|hungry for change
Temas
emotions
|work
|relationships
Exemplos
- Young entrepreneurs are hungry for success and recognition.
- After years of being ignored, she was hungry for attention.
- The voters are hungry for real change in the system.
- He is an ambitious, hungry player who wants to win every game.
- The company is hungry for new ideas and fresh talent.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- She is hungry for success in her new job.
- The team is hungry for a win this year.
- Many people are hungry for change in the city.
- He was hungry for love after living alone for many years.
- The students are hungry for more information about this topic.
adjective
B2
property
3
Lacking enough food; underfed
Not having enough food for people, often for a long time.
Padrão de uso:
[a group or place] is hungry
Erro comum:
Learners may mix this meaning with the simple personal feeling of hunger. When talking about long-term lack of food or many people, it is more natural to say *"hungry families"*, *"hungry communities"*, or *"a hungry world"* rather than *"they are a little hungry"*.
Sinónimos
undernourished (More formal and technical; often used in reports about health and long-term lack of food.)
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starving (Can describe people or areas suffering extreme and sometimes life-threatening lack of food.)
Antónimos
well-fed (Describes people or groups that regularly have enough food and good nutrition.)
Colocações
hungry children
|hungry families
|hungry communities
|hungry world
|hungry nation
Temas
society
|poverty
|health
|daily_life
Exemplos
- Many charities are working to support hungry families in the region.
- In some parts of the world, children still go to bed hungry every night.
- The report warns that climate change could create millions of hungry people.
- He donated a portion of his salary to help hungry communities after the drought.
- No child in this city should grow up hungry.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- They want to help hungry children in poor countries.
- The government has a plan to give food to hungry families.
- Some people in the town are still hungry after the flood.
- The group collects money to buy food for hungry people.
- She started a project to bring meals to hungry students.
adjective
C1
property
4
Using or needing a lot of resources
Needing or using a lot of something, like energy, fuel, or computer memory.
Padrão de uso:
[something] is [resource]-hungry
Erro comum:
Learners may think this is about physical hunger, but here it means using a lot of something. It is usually used before a noun with a hyphen, like *"energy-hungry"* or *"memory-hungry"*.
Sinónimos
resource-intensive (More formal and technical; often used in business and environmental reports.)
Antónimos
efficient (Describes something that uses few resources to achieve a result.)
Colocações
resource-hungry app
|memory-hungry program
|fuel-hungry car
|energy-hungry industry
Temas
technology
|business
|science
Exemplos
- This video editor is quite memory-hungry and may slow older computers.
- The new plant is less energy-hungry than the old factory.
- SUVs are often fuel-hungry compared to smaller cars.
- Data-hungry apps can quickly use up your mobile plan.
- The process is time-hungry and difficult to automate.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- This game is very memory-hungry on my laptop.
- Old light bulbs are more energy-hungry than new ones.
- The machine is fuel-hungry and costs a lot to run.
- That website is data-hungry on my phone.
- The program is too resource-hungry for this computer.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
hungry
IPA
GB/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
US/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
Sílabas e acento
hungry (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hungry)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: hungry
- Comparative: hungrier
- Superlative: hungriest
Família de palavras
Expressões
as hungry as a wolf
1/ˈæz hˈʌŋɡɹi ˈæz ə wˈʊlf/
idiom
informal
Extremely hungry
Very, very hungry.
Exemplos
- I'm as hungry as a wolf after that long hike.
- The kids came home from school as hungry as wolves.
- By the time dinner was ready, everyone was as hungry as a wolf.
go hungry
1/ɡˈoʊ hˈʌŋɡɹi/
fixed phrase
Not get enough to eat
To not have enough food to eat, especially for some time.
Exemplos
- No one in this country should have to go hungry.
- During the war, many families went hungry for months.
- They work to make sure that fewer children go hungry in the city.
hungry eyes
1/hˈʌŋɡɹi ˈaɪz/
idiom
Eyes showing strong desire
A way to describe someone's eyes when they look at a person or thing with very strong desire, often romantic, sexual, or greedy.
Exemplos
- He watched her with hungry eyes from across the room.
- The tourists looked at the jewelry with hungry eyes.
- She could feel his hungry eyes on her as she walked past.
hungry for something
1/hˈʌŋɡɹi fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Strongly wanting a specific thing
To want a particular thing very much, such as success, power, love, or information.
Exemplos
- The public is hungry for clear, honest information.
- After his first hit movie, the actor was hungry for more serious roles.
- Young voters are hungry for real change in politics.
leave someone hungry for more
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn hˈʌŋɡɹi fɚ mˈɔɹ/
idiom
Make someone want more
To make someone want to have or experience more of something because they enjoyed it a lot.
Exemplos
- The first season of the show leaves viewers hungry for more.
- His short speech left the audience hungry for more details.
- The band played a great set that left fans hungry for more songs.
power-hungry
1/pˈaʊɚ hˈʌŋɡɹi/
idiom
Strongly wanting power
Wanting power and control very much, often in a negative way.
Exemplos
- Many people saw the new leader as power-hungry and dangerous.
- The movie is about a power-hungry businessman who will do anything to win.
- Voters are tired of power-hungry politicians who ignore ordinary people.