hungry
/ˈhʌŋɡri/adjective
उच्चारण हंग्री
भूखा; लालायित
Basic word
- 1
feeling that you want to eat something; (pt ~ for sth) having a strong desire for something
भूखा; लालायित
- I'm hungry.
- hungry for success
- The children were hungry after the long walk.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't go to the market when you are hungry.
- He went hungry for two days during the strike.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be/feel hungry
Hungry is an adjective for wanting food. It follows be, feel, look or get. Do not use have with hungry.
'Hungry' भोजन की इच्छा बताने वाला adjective है। यह be, feel, look या get के बाद आता है। 'Hungry' के साथ 'have' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- I am very hungry after the long journey.
- The children were hungry and tired.
hungry for sth
Hungry for means having a strong desire for something that is not food: success, power, news, knowledge.
'Hungry for' का अर्थ भोजन के अलावा किसी चीज़ की तीव्र इच्छा रखना है: सफलता, सत्ता, ख़बर, ज्ञान।
- Radhika is hungry for success.
- The public was hungry for news after the storm.
go hungry
Go hungry means to not have enough food to eat. Go is a linking verb here.
'Go hungry' का अर्थ पर्याप्त भोजन न मिलना है। यहाँ 'go' linking verb है।
- No child should go hungry in our country.
- Many families went hungry during the drought.
the hungry (people)
The + adjective names a group: the hungry means all hungry people, and takes a plural verb.
'The' + adjective एक समूह को बताता है: 'the hungry' का अर्थ सभी भूखे लोग हैं, और verb plural होती है।
- The temple feeds the hungry every day.
- The hungry are often the first to suffer in a crisis.
+Collocations 4
adverb + hungry
veryextremelyravenouslystillrather
- The campers were ravenously hungry after the trek.
verb + hungry
feelgetgolookstay
- He gets hungry every day at four.
hungry + noun
childstomachcrowdeyeslook
- A hungry crowd waited outside the langar.
hungry for + noun
powersuccessknowledgeattentionrevenge
- The young player was hungry for victory.
“More examples 5
- Radhika skipped breakfast and was hungry by ten o'clock.
राधिका ने नाश्ता छोड़ दिया और दस बजे तक उसे भूख लग आई।
- A hungry stomach cannot concentrate on study.
भूखे पेट पढ़ाई में ध्यान नहीं लगता।
- The team came into the final hungry for a title.
टीम खिताब की भूखी होकर फ़ाइनल में उतरी।
- After the langar meal, nobody in the queue was hungry any more.
लंगर का भोजन करने के बाद कतार में किसी को भूख नहीं रही।
- The stray dog gave us a hungry look, so Rohan shared his chapati.
आवारा कुत्ते ने हमें भूखी नज़र से देखा, इसलिए रोहन ने अपनी रोटी बाँटी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I have hungry.
✓ I am hungry.
Hungry is an adjective; use be, not have. Hindi 'मुझे भूख लगी है' leads to this error.
'Hungry' adjective है; इसके साथ 'be' आता है, 'have' नहीं। हिंदी 'मुझे भूख लगी है' के प्रभाव से यह भूल होती है।
✗ She is hungry of success.
✓ She is hungry for success.
Hungry takes the preposition for.
'Hungry' के साथ preposition 'for' आता है।
✗ The hungry is often forgotten.
✓ The hungry are often forgotten.
The + adjective for a group takes a plural verb.
समूह बताने वाले 'the + adjective' के साथ plural verb आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe wanting food or something strongly, in different degrees.
ये adjectives भोजन या किसी चीज़ की चाह को अलग-अलग मात्रा में बताते हैं।
The ordinary word for wanting to eat; also used for strong desire.
खाने की इच्छा के लिए सामान्य शब्द; तीव्र इच्छा के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- I am hungry; let's eat.
Informal and exaggerated, or truly dying for lack of food.
Informal और अतिशयोक्ति में, या भोजन के अभाव में सचमुच मरता हुआ।
- I'm starving after the match.
Extremely hungry; stronger than hungry and a little formal.
अत्यंत भूखा; 'hungry' से तीव्र और कुछ औपचारिक।
- The travellers arrived famished.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the hungry words in order of strength: peckish (British informal, slightly hungry), hungry, ravenous (extremely hungry), famished, starving.
भूख के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: peckish (British अनौपचारिक, थोड़ा भूखा), hungry, ravenous (अत्यधिक भूखा), famished, starving (भूख से मरता)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As hungry as a wolf or hunter (very hungry), go hungry (not have enough food), hungry for knowledge or power (wanting something very much).
Idioms: as hungry as a wolf या hunter (बहुत भूखा), go hungry (पर्याप्त भोजन न होना, भूखे रहना), hungry for knowledge या power (किसी चीज़ को बहुत चाहना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
World Food Day is 16 October; the National Food Security Act, 2013 aims to reduce hunger; the Global Hunger Index measures hunger in countries.
विश्व खाद्य दिवस 16 अक्टूबर है; राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अधिनियम, 2013 भूख कम करने का लक्ष्य रखता है; Global Hunger Index देशों में भूख मापता है।