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hungry

голодный

Meaning of hungry

feeling the need to eat

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EN-UK/ˈhʌŋɡri/
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hungry with Russian translation

hungry usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

После похода я почувствовал голод и захотел пообедать.

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она становится голодной, если пропускает завтрак.

She gets hungry if she skips breakfast.

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hungry belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hungryголодный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
sweetсладкий

hungry synonyms

Related words worth learning together

famished
very hungry; stronger and a bit more formal than hungry
ravenous
extremely hungry; stronger and more vivid than hungry
peckish
slightly hungry; wanting a snack rather than a full meal
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famished

very hungry; stronger and a bit more formal than hungry

A2Often

After the hike, we were famished.

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ravenous

extremely hungry; stronger and more vivid than hungry

A2Often

He was ravenous after the long flight.

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peckish

slightly hungry; wanting a snack rather than a full meal

A2Often

I'm a bit peckish, so I'll have a biscuit.

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hungry meaning: what does it mean?

feeling the need to eat

hungry pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

hungry is pronounced as /ˈhʌŋɡri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hungry definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch. Translation: После похода я почувствовал голод и захотел пообедать.

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