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hunger

/ˈhʌŋgər/ /ˈhʌŋgə/
  1. 1 (bir şeyi) şiddetle arzulamak, (bir şeye) susamak

Definition (English)

To want something very much, such as success, love or a change in your life.

Example Sentences

  1. The young players are hungering for success.
    Genç oyuncular başarıya susamış durumda.
  2. She hungered for a quieter life in the countryside.
    Kırsalda daha sakin bir hayatı şiddetle arzuluyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base hunger
/ˈhʌŋgər/
Past hungered
/ˈhʌŋgərd/
Participle hungered
/ˈhʌŋgərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edhunger → hungered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. hungered /ˈhʌŋgərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

hunger for somethinghunger after somethinghunger for successhunger for change

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