be hungry

Definition of be hungry in English English dictionary
hungry: affected by hunger; desirous of food; having a physical need for food
hungry: eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something
hungry: {a} desirious of food, starved
hungry: Desirous of food; having a physical need for food
hungry: When you are hungry, you want some food because you have not eaten for some time and have an uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach. My friend was hungry, so we drove to a shopping mall to get some food full + hungrily hun·gri·ly James ate hungrily
hungry: Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil
hungry: {s} needing to eat, feeling a desire to eat; longing, yearning
hungry: Having a desire for anything
hungry: Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious
hungry: If people go hungry, they do not have enough food to eat. Leonidas' family had been poor, he went hungry for years
hungry: emphasis If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much. I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic. = eager Hungry is also a combining form. power-hungry politicians. + hungrily hun·gri·ly He looked at her hungrily. What eyes! What skin!
hungry: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people
hungry: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
hungry: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
hungry: Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire

be hungry

Hyphenation

be hun·gry

Turkish pronunciation

bi hʌnggri

Pronunciation

/bē ˈhəɴɢgrē/ /biː ˈhʌŋɡriː/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.