famished
/ˈfæmɪʃt/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ैमिश्ट
भूख से बेहाल, बहुत भूखा
Core word
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[not usually before noun] informal
very hungry
भूख से बेहाल, बहुत भूखा
- When's lunch? I'm famished!
- The children came home famished after the match.
- We were famished after the long trek.
+ 2 more examples
- I skipped breakfast, so I'm absolutely famished by now.
- The travellers arrived famished and ate everything on the table.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel / look famished
Used after linking verbs be, feel, look or get to say someone is extremely hungry; it is informal.
Be, feel, look या get जैसी linking verbs के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई अत्यंत भूखा है; यह informal शब्द है।
- I'm famished; let's eat now.
- The children looked famished after the long trek.
famished (adjective, no 'very')
It is already a strong word, so 'absolutely famished' is natural, while 'very famished' is avoided.
यह पहले से प्रबल शब्द है, इसलिए 'absolutely famished' स्वाभाविक है, 'very famished' से बचा जाता है।
- We were absolutely famished by the time the food arrived.
famished after / from + noun
Use 'after' for the activity that made you hungry.
जिस गतिविधि से भूख लगी, उसके लिए 'after' आता है।
- He was famished after the cricket match.
- She came home famished from a day of travel.
famished vs hungry
Famished is a stronger, informal form of hungry used for the present moment, not a long-term lack of food.
Famished, hungry का अधिक तीव्र, informal रूप है जो वर्तमान क्षण की भूख के लिए है, लंबे समय के भोजन-अभाव के लिए नहीं।
- I'm hungry, but my brother is famished.
+Collocations 4
adverb + famished
absolutelysimplypositivelynearlycompletely
- We were absolutely famished after the climb.
linking verb + famished
feellookbegetsound
- You look famished; have some dal and rice.
famished after
a long journeya matchthe exama fastwork
- The students were famished after the three-hour exam.
famished + noun
travellerchildpassengerpilgrimcrowd
- The famished pilgrims queued for the free meal.
“More examples 7
- Radhika came back from the library famished at four o'clock.
राधिका चार बजे पुस्तकालय से बहुत भूखी होकर लौटी।
- After the fast, the whole family was famished.
व्रत के बाद पूरा परिवार भूख से बेहाल था।
- The famished travellers ate the roti in no time.
भूख से बेहाल यात्रियों ने कुछ ही देर में रोटियाँ खा लीं।
- I haven't had breakfast, so I'm famished.
मैंने नाश्ता नहीं किया है, इसलिए मैं बहुत भूखा हूँ।
- The famished boy looked at the plate with wide eyes.
भूख से बेहाल लड़के ने बड़ी आँखों से थाली को देखा।
- Don't talk to me before lunch; I'm absolutely famished.
दोपहर के भोजन से पहले मुझसे बात मत करो; मैं बहुत भूखा हूँ।
- The famished hikers reached the dhaba just before it closed.
भूख से बेहाल पर्वतारोही ढाबा बंद होने से ठीक पहले वहाँ पहुँचे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe strong hunger in different registers.
ये विशेषण तीव्र भूख को अलग-अलग स्तर की भाषा में बताते हैं।
Informal and exaggerated; extremely hungry right now.
Informal और बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर; अभी बहुत भूखा।
- I'm famished!
Informal use means very hungry; also literally dying from lack of food.
Informal प्रयोग में बहुत भूखा; शाब्दिक रूप से भोजन के अभाव में मरता हुआ भी।
- The children were starving.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the same root as famine, a serious lack of food over a wide area.
यह famine (किसी बड़े क्षेत्र में भोजन की भारी कमी, अकाल) के ही मूल से बना है।