starve /stɑ:v/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) be hungry; go without food
• (v.) die of food deprivation
• (v.) deprive of food

Chinese translation

• v. (使)饿死, (使)挨饿

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/stɑ:v/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.52 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

starved, starving, starves

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