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Etymology
OE. steorfan
Pronunciation
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Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|starves|starving|starved|starved or rarely starven
- obsolete To die, in general:
#: But he that starf for oure redempcioun<br>And bond Sathan (and yet lith ther he lay) [CHAUCER Cnt, MoL?. 633-634]
- To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
#: He starved to death on a desert island.
- (hyperbolically) To be very hungry.
#: Hey, ma, I'm starving!
- (British, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To be cold.
#: I was half starved waiting out in that wind.
Translations
trans-top|die because of lack of food
Finnish: nääntyä, kuolla nälkään
trans-mid
Korean: 굶�죽� (gul-meo-juk-da)
French: mourir de faim
trans-bottom
trans-top|be very hungry
Finnish: kuolla nälkään, nääntyä
trans-mid
French: être affamé
trans-bottom
Transitive verb
en-verb|starves|starving|starved|starved or rarely starven
- To cause someone to die from lack of food or from not eating.
#: They starved the child until it withered away.
Translations
trans-top|cause someone to die from lack of food
Finnish: pitää nälässä, näännyttää
French: t|fr|affamer
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
starvation
starving
Category:English ergative verbs
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