hungern

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German

Etymology

From Hunger (hunger).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋəʁn/,
  • Hyphenation: hun‧gern

Verb

hungern (weak, third-person singular present hungert, past tense hungerte, past participle gehungert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to hunger, to starve
    Er hungert offensichtlich nach erwachsener Aufmerksamkeit, und bekommt es zuhause nicht.
    He's obviously starving for adult attention, and he's not getting it at home.

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Further reading

  • hungern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hungern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hungern” in Duden online
  • hungern” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

Noun

hungern

  1. definite singular of hunger