starve meaning
starve :
to suffer from hunger, to die from lack of food
Verb
▪ Many animals starve in winter.
▪ Many animals suffer from hunger in winter.
▪ People can starve without food.
▪ People can die from lack of food.
paraphrasing
▪ famish – to suffer from extreme hunger
▪ hunger – to feel the need for food
▪ deprive – to take away something needed
▪ waste away – to become very thin from lack of food
Pronunciation
starve [stɑːrv]
The stress is on 'starve' and sounds like 'stahrv'.
Common phrases and grammar about starve
starve - Common meaning
Verb
to suffer from hunger, to die from lack of food
Part of Speech Changes for "starve"
▪ starvation (noun) – the state of suffering from lack of food
▪ starved (adjective) – suffering from lack of food
Common Expressions with "starve"
▪ starve to death – to die from lack of food
▪ starve for attention – to feel a strong need for attention
▪ starve the body – to deprive the body of food
▪ starve in silence – to suffer without complaining
Important examples of starve in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, starve often means to suffer from lack of food.
Example of a confusing word: strive (to try hard)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Starve is often used as a verb in TOEIC grammar questions, showing an action of lacking food.
starve
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
starve for affection
'to feel a strong need for love', used when someone is not receiving enough care.
starve a fever
means 'to avoid eating to help reduce a fever', an old saying.
Differences between similar words and starve
starve
,
famish
differences
Starve is used for suffering from hunger, while famish is more extreme and less commonly used.
Words with the same origin as starve
The origin of starve
The word starve comes from the Old English 'steorfan', meaning to die. It evolved to mean suffering from lack of food.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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