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English to Japanese Dictionary

starve Meaning in Japanese (starve 英語 意味)

飢える, 飢えさせる, 枯渇させる
飢える in English:starve
IPA:ɯえる
Phonetic:うえる
Quick Answer • 要約

starve の日本語の意味は「飢える, 飢えさせる, 枯渇させる」です。 (食べ物がなくて苦しむ、または死ぬ。)

Definitions of Starve

  1. 1
    verb
    飢える

    To suffer or die from lack of food.

    食べ物がなくて苦しむ、または死ぬ。

  2. 2
    verb
    飢えさせる

    To cause a person or animal to suffer or die from lack of food.

    人や動物に食べ物がなくて苦しませる、または死なせる。

  3. 3
    verb
    枯渇させる

    To deprive someone or something of something necessary, such as attention or resources.

    注意や資源など、必要なものを人や物から奪う。

Example Sentences

general

“Many people in war-torn regions starve due to food shortages.”

紛争地域では多くの人々が食糧不足で飢えています。

business

“The company is starving its research department of funds.”

その会社は研究部門への資金を枯渇させている。

casual

“He was so hungry he felt like he could starve to death.”

彼はとてもお腹が空いて、死ぬほど飢えているような気がした。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

famishgo hungry

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

feednourishsate

Inflected Word Forms

past tensestarved
present participlestarving
nounstarvation
agent nounstarver

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

starve to deathidiom

To die because of lack of food.

starve someone outphrasal_verb

To force someone to leave a place or give up by preventing them from getting food or supplies.

starve for attentionexpression

To desperately need attention or recognition.