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Hungry Emphasizing Hungrily Susan Life Made I Left

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If you say that someone is h_____ for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.
Susan was certainly hungry for a life different from the one she had made for herself.
I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.
...power-hungry politicians.
Other companies were also eyeing the market hungrily.
word hungry
full-definition
adjective
When you are hungry, you want some food because you have not eaten for some time and have an uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach .
My friend was hungry, so we drove to a shopping mall to get some food.
James ate hungrily.
If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.
Susan was certainly hungry for a life different from the one she had made for herself.
I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.
...power-hungry politicians.
Other companies were also eyeing the market hungrily.
inflections hungrierhungriesthungrilyhungrily
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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