Food / A1

HUNGR-ee/ˈhʌŋɡri/

Your stomach wants food: you are hungry, so people say I'm hungry — let's eat. Hungry is an adjective; hunger is the noun and is less common at A1. The opposite feeling after a meal is full; stay with food at A1, not hungry for news.

Meaning

Wanting or needing food.

Examples

• “I am hungry. Let’s eat.”
• “The children are hungry after school.”
• “If you are hungry, there is bread.”

Good to know

be hungry. Opposite after eating: full. Need a drink = thirsty.

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