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starve

/stɑɹv/verb1 syllable

Starve means: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

Synonyms for starve5

verb, as in have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

verb, as in be hungry; go without food

hunger, famish

verb, as in die of food deprivation

famish

verb, as in deprive of food

famish

verb, as in deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

famish

Opposites of starve

What does starve mean?5

verb

1

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

2

be hungry; go without food“Let's eat — I'm starving!”

3

die of food deprivation“The political prisoners starved to death”

4

deprive of food“They starved the prisoners”

5

deprive of a necessity and cause suffering“he is starving her of love”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with starve?1

one syllable

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Starve in a sentence

  • If we don't get something to eat soon, we'll all starve to death.CK
  • You didn't want me to starve, did you?CK
  • In the lights of some, freedom necessarily includes the freedom to starve.halfb1t
  • Sami is not the kind to leave his dogs to starve.OsoHombre
  • We cannot stand quiet and watch people starve.auxitt
  • I might as well starve as do such a thing.unknown
  • I would rather starve to death than steal.CK
  • I hope that you don't starve to death.CK

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Forms of starve

as a verb

past tense
starved
present participle
starving
third-person singular
starves
past participle
starved