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   Learn the definition of starved as an adjective for very hungry or dangerously thin, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out how to say starved in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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   Learn the meaning of starve, a verb that describes someone or something becoming very weak or dying because of lack of food. See how to use starve in different contexts, such as business, literature, and science.

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   Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the verb starve, which means to suffer or die from lack of food or other essentials. See example sentences, related phrases, and translations of starve in other languages.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word starved, which can describe someone or something that suffers or dies from lack of food, or someone who is extremely hungry. Find synonyms, translations, and examples of starved in sentences.

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   What is the meaning of starved?

   • Fig. to have a strong desire or need for someone or something. (Based on starved for some food.) I am starved for Jane. I miss her so! Claire was starved for affection. v. To cause someone or something to suffer from lack of something. Used in the passive: The dog was starved for attention. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

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   What is starve verb?

   • Definition of starve verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough food to eat; to make somebody suffer or die in this way The animals were left to starve to death. The new job doesn't pay as much but we won't starve!

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   Where did the word starve come from?

   • The word starve has origins in the Old English word steorfan, meaning “to die.” It is true that if you don't eat for a period of time, you could starve, meaning die from hunger. Today, starve is also used to describe less severe limitations on food, such as when you tell your friend, "I have to go to lunch now. I'm starving."

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   Are prisoners starved?

   • From talking to former prisoners in the camps, an obvious conclusion is that they have been starved. We can't stand by while millions of people starve. When the aid stopped, thousands of people simply starved to death. We can't leave these people to starve. I don't mind her going on a sensible diet just as long as she doesn't starve herself.

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   Definitions of starved. adjective. suffering from lack of food. synonyms: starving. malnourished. not being provided with adequate nourishment. adjective. extremely hungry. synonyms: esurient, famished, ravenous, sharp-set.

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   Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the verb starve, which means to suffer or die because of lack of food. Find out how to use it in sentences, idioms and phrasal verbs, and see pictures of starving people and animals.

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   The verb starve means suffering or death caused by a lack of food, though people also use it as a dramatic way to say they are hungry, as in, "If we don't start cooking dinner now, I think I'll starve ." The word starve has origins in the Old English word steorfan, meaning “to die.”.