starve
/stɑːv/verb
उच्चारण स्टार्व
भूखा रहना, भूख से मरना; भूखा रखना
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[I, T] ~ (sb)
to suffer or die because you do not have enough food; to make somebody suffer or die in this way
भूखा रहना, भूख से मरना; भूखा रखना
- Thousands starved in the Bengal famine of 1943.
- The cruel landlord starved his tenants into submission.
- Many animals starve in the dry months when grass is short.
+ 2 more examples
- The prisoners were starved for weeks.
- Nobody should have to starve while food is wasted.
Synonyms go hungry die of hunger famish deprive of food
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[I] informal
to be very hungry
(बोलचाल में) बहुत भूखा होना
- When is lunch? I am starving.
- Come on, let us eat; I am starving.
- Let's have dinner; I'm starving after the long walk.
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- The children came home from school starving.
- I'm starving, so please order something quickly.
Synonyms be famished be ravenous
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[T] ~ sb/sth of sth usually passive
to not give somebody or something what they need
(ज़रूरी चीज़ से) वंचित रखना
- The school has been starved of funds for years.
- a child starved of affection
- The village was starved of clean drinking water.
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- Small schools have been starved of resources for years.
- He was starved of company living alone in the hills.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
starve (intransitive) / starve to death
Starve without an object means to suffer or die from lack of food; starve to death stresses the result.
बिना कर्म के 'starve' का अर्थ भोजन की कमी से कष्ट पाना या मरना है; 'starve to death' परिणाम पर ज़ोर देता है।
- Thousands starved during the great famine.
- The stray dog nearly starved to death.
starve sb / yourself
As a transitive verb, starve means to deny food to a person or animal, on purpose or through neglect.
सकर्मक रूप में 'starve' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति या पशु को जानबूझकर या लापरवाही से भोजन न देना है।
- Some people starve themselves to look thin.
- The siege starved the town into surrender.
be starved of sth
Be starved of means to lack something badly that you need, such as attention, money or light.
'Be starved of' का अर्थ किसी ज़रूरी चीज़ का, जैसे ध्यान, पैसे या रोशनी का, बहुत अभाव होना है।
- The school is starved of funds.
- The plants were starved of light in the cellar.
be starving / I'm starving (informal)
In everyday speech, I'm starving only means I am very hungry; it is not a serious statement.
रोज़मर्रा की बोली में 'I'm starving' का अर्थ केवल बहुत भूख लगना है; यह गंभीर कथन नहीं होता।
- Let's eat now; I'm starving after the long journey.
+Collocations 4
starve + adverb / phrase
to deathslowlyfor dayshalf to death
- The prisoners were left to starve to death.
noun + starve
childrenthe poorcattleprisoners
- Cattle starved during the long drought.
starved of + noun
attentionaffectionoxygenfundslight
- The child felt starved of affection.
starve + noun
the enemythe populationan armya city
- The blockade aimed to starve the enemy.
“More examples 5
- Many farmers feared that their families would starve if the rains failed.
बहुत से किसानों को डर था कि यदि वर्षा नहीं हुई तो उनके परिवार भूखे मर जाएँगे।
- She was starving by the time the train reached Jaipur.
जब तक ट्रेन जयपुर पहुँची, उसे बहुत तेज़ भूख लग चुकी थी।
- Rural libraries are starved of new books.
ग्रामीण पुस्तकालयों में नई किताबों का अभाव है।
- Don't starve yourself before the exam; eat a light meal.
परीक्षा से पहले भूखे न रहें; हल्का भोजन कर लें।
- The report says that the animals in the zoo were starved by the contractor.
रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, ठेकेदार ने चिड़ियाघर के जानवरों को भूखा रखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Many people died by starvation in the famine.
✓ Many people died of starvation in the famine.
Use die of for the cause of death from hunger or disease.
भूख या बीमारी जैसे कारण से मृत्यु के लिए 'die of' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The village schools are starved from funds.
✓ The village schools are starved of funds.
The fixed pattern is starved of, not starved from.
स्थिर रूप 'starved of' है, 'starved from' नहीं।
✗ He died from starve.
✓ He died of starvation.
After a preposition you need the noun starvation; starve is a verb.
Preposition के बाद noun 'starvation' चाहिए; 'starve' क्रिया है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
starve sb out
to force somebody to leave a place by preventing food from reaching them
रसद रोककर बाहर आने को मजबूर करना
- The besiegers tried to starve out the fort's defenders.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Starve, with -arve (not 'starv' or 'sterve'); the noun starvation (not 'starvement').
Starve, अंत में -arve ('starv' या 'sterve' गलत है); noun starvation ('starvement' नहीं)।
?Which word?
Keep apart starve (lack food), famish (literary, same sense) and fast (go without food on purpose).
Starve (भोजन की कमी), famish (साहित्यिक, वही अर्थ) और fast (जानबूझकर भोजन त्यागना) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Starve of (be starved of funds); starve to death.
Usage: 'starve of' (किसी चीज़ से वंचित रखना), जैसे 'be starved of funds' (धन की कमी झेलना); और 'starve to death' (भूख से मर जाना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Feed a cold, starve a fever; starvation wages.
Idioms: 'Feed a cold, starve a fever' (एक पुरानी कहावत), और starvation wages (इतनी कम मज़दूरी कि आदमी भूखा रह जाए)।