Kilo Lingo

hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/

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Translation

Wanting food; needing to eat.

Word origin

From Old English hungrig, from hunger, the need for food.

Origin
Old English
Root
hungrig

Examples

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"Hungry" shows you need to eat.

bowl.

Here "hungry" describes the cat that wanted food.

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"Hungry" tells you they badly needed to eat.

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This word is part of lesson 13.