HUNGER FOR/AFTER (SOMETHING)

Meaning of HUNGER FOR/AFTER (SOMETHING) in English

hunger for/after something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ hunger )

literary to want something very much:

The nation was hungering for change.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HUNGER — fame; v. suffrer fame
English interlingue dictionary
HUNGER — I. ˈhəŋgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hungor; akin to Old High German hungar hunger, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNGER — (n.) To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
Английский словарь Webster
HUNGER — ( n. ) To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNGER — — hungeringly , adv. /hung"geuhr/ , n. 1. a compelling need or desire for food. 2. the painful sensation or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNGER — I. ˈhəŋ-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hungor; akin to Old High German hungar hunger, Lithuanian kanka torture …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUNGER — noun any strong eager desire. 2. hunger ·vt to make hungry; to famish. 3. hunger ·noun to have an eager …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
HUNGER — [hun.ger] n [ME, fr. OE hungor; akin to OHG hungar hunger, Lith kanka torture] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a craving …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNGER — hunger BrE AmE ˈhʌŋ ɡə AmE \ -ɡ ə r ▷ hunger|ed d ▷ hungering ˈhʌŋ ɡ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNGER — / ˈhʌŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the state of not having enough food …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUNGER — I. hun ‧ ger 1 /ˈhʌŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hunger ; adverb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUNGER — n. & v. --n. 1 a feeling of pain or discomfort, or (in extremes) an exhausted condition, caused by lack …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUNGER — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of pain or discomfort, or (in extremes) an exhausted condition, caused by lack …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUNGER — n. & v. --n. 1. a feeling of pain or discomfort, or (in extremes) an exhausted condition, caused by lack …
Oxford English vocab
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNGER — ( hungers, hungering, hungered) 1. Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNGER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUNGER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hunger pangs ▪ hunger pangs hunger strike ▪ A total of 300 students occupied the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
HUNGER — (DESIRE) [noun] [U] - a strong wish or desireKate has a real hunger for adventure.I can't understand why he seems …
Cambridge English vocab
HUNGER — Synonyms and related words : ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aspire after, be ravenous, break bread, canine …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — I. adverb so as to follow in time or space after, we turned toward home Synonyms: afterward, afterwhile, behind, by …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUNGER — noun 1 feeling of wanting to eat ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme ▪ Any good weight loss regime should not lead to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AFTER — See ↑ AFTER 1,2,3,4,8, ↑ LATER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be after • ↑ be/come after • ↑ come after …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — INDEX: 1. after a particular time or event 2. after a particular period of time has passed 3. starting to …
Longman Activator English vocab
HUNGER — n. 25B6; noun she was faint with hunger : LACK OF FOOD, hungriness, ravenousness, emptiness; starvation, malnutrition, malnourishment, undernourishment. a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — adj. 25B6; preposition he made a speech after the performance : FOLLOWING, subsequent to, at the close/end of, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUNGER — n. 1 hungriness, emptiness, appetite, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity; famine, starvation We ate leaves to stave off the pangs of hunger …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AFTER — preposition 1 BAD : After a week we're going to Italy. GOOD : In a week's time we're going to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNGER — 1. сущ. 1) голод; голодание, недоедание; чувство голода to allay, alleviate, appease one's hunger ≈ утолять голод to gratify, satisfy …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — 1. предл. 1) за, позади (местонахождение, следование Run after him and catch him! ≈ Беги за ним и поймай! Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUNGER — hunger.ogg 1. ʹhʌŋgə n 1. 1> голод; длительное недоедание; голодание hidden hunger - спец. скрытая недостаточность питательных веществ hunger cure …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AFTER — after.ogg _I 1. ʹɑ:ftə a 1. последующий; позднейший in after years /days/ - в будущем an after period of life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HUNGER — 1. ʹhʌŋgə n 1. 1> голод; длительное недоедание; голодание hidden hunger - спец. скрытая недостаточность питательных веществ hunger cure - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — _I 1. ʹɑ:ftə a 1. последующий; позднейший in after years /days/ - в будущем an after period of life - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HUNGER — 1. сущ. 1) голод; голодание, недоедание; чувство голода to allay, alleviate, appease one's hunger — утолять голод to gratify, satisfy …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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