Food / A1

THURST-ee/ˈθɜːsti/

Your mouth wants a drink: you are thirsty. Hungry is for food and thirsty is for a drink; water, juice, or tea help. Hot weather makes people thirsty, and thirst is the noun (less used at A1).

Meaning

Wanting or needing a drink.

Examples

• “I am thirsty. Can I have some water?”
• “The runners were thirsty at the end.”
• “If you are thirsty, sit down and drink.”

Good to know

be thirsty. hungry = need food. thirsty = need a drink.

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