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Hungern Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Hungern" is used as verb with the meaning of "to starve", "to go hungry" or "to suffer from hunger".
Essential properties of "hungern"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: hungern
- Simple past: hungerte
- Participle: gehungert
regularintransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "hungern" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To suffer from a severe lack of food"
- Definition: "To experience intense or prolonged hunger, often due to lack of food."
- Translation(s): to starve, to go hungry, to suffer from hunger
- Synonym(s): darben, hungern nach
- Antonym(s): satt sein, sich satt essen
- Related word(s): Hunger, hungrig
📝 Some usage examples:
- Viele Menschen in der Welt hungern täglich.
- Wenn ich nicht bald esse, werde ich hungern.
- In der Krise mussten viele Familien hungern.
2.) "To have a strong, non-food related desire for something"
- Definition: "To intensely desire something, not related to food."
- Translation(s): to hunger for, to crave, to yearn for, to long for
- Synonym(s): sehnen, verlangen
- Antonym(s): genug haben, zufrieden sein
- Related word(s): Sehnsucht, Verlangen
📝 Some usage examples:
- Er hungert nach Anerkennung.
- Sie hungert nach Liebe.
- Die Künstler hungern nach Inspiration.