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hungry
/ˈhʌŋɡri/

hungry

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ɡəˈlodnɨj]
Meaning of hungry

feeling the need to eat

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈhʌŋɡri/
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How important is this wordvery often
hungry

When to use hungry

hungry child

голодный ребенок

hungry stomach

голодный желудок

hungry look

голодный взгляд

hungry people

голодные люди

hungry after lunch

голодный после обеда

hungry usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После похода я почувствовал голод и захотел пообедать.

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она становится голодной, если пропускает завтрак.

She gets hungry if she skips breakfast.

Similar words

hungry

feeling the need to eat

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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hungryголодный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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🇬🇧English
hungry

feeling the need to eat

A2Very Often

I'm hungry after school.

Я голоден после школы.

F
🇬🇧English
famished

very hungry; stronger and a bit more formal than hungry

A2Often

After the hike, we were famished.

После похода мы страшно проголодались.

R
🇬🇧English
ravenous

extremely hungry; stronger and more vivid than hungry

A2Often

He was ravenous after the long flight.

Он был очень голоден после долгого перелёта.

P
🇬🇧English
peckish

slightly hungry; wanting a snack rather than a full meal

A2Often

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

Я немного хочу есть, так что возьму печенье.

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hungry translation: голодный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce hungry

/ˈhʌŋɡri/

hungry translation

голодный

hungry examples

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch.

hungry transcription

/ˈhʌŋɡri/, /ˈhʌŋɡri/

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hungry meaning: what does it mean?

feeling the need to eat

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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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