satisfy+hunger

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• hunger — noun 1 feeling of wanting to eat ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme ▪ Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger. ▪ constant ▪ global, world VERB + HUNGER …   Collocations dictionary

• hunger — I n. 1) (formal) to allay, alleviate, appease one s hunger 2) to satisfy one s hunger; to gratify one s hunger (fig.) 3) ravenous hunger 4) hunger for (hunger for knowledge) 5) of hunger (to die of hunger) II v. (D; intr.) to hunger after, for *… …   Combinatory dictionary

• satisfy — verb VERB + SATISFY ▪ have to, must, should ▪ The education system must satisfy the needs of all children. ▪ be able to, can ▪ Nothing could satisfy his …   Collocations dictionary

• satisfy */*/*/ — UK [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] / US [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] verb Word forms satisfy : present tense I/you/we/they satisfy he/she/it satisfies present participle satisfying past tense satisfied past participle satisfied 1) a) [transitive] to please someone by giving them… …   English dictionary

• satisfy — sat|is|fy [ sætıs,faı ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to please someone by giving them something they want or need: an agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners It s impossible to satisfy everyone. a ) intransitive or transitive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• satisfy — sat|is|fy W2S2 [ˈsætısfaı] v past tense and past participle satisfied present participle satisfying third person singular satisfies [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• satisfy — satisfiable, adj. satisfier, n. satisfyingly, adv. satisfyingness, n. /sat is fuy /, v., satisfied, satisfying. v.t. 1. to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty… …   Universalium

• hunger — hun|ger1 [ˈhʌŋgə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: hungor] 1.) [U] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death = ↑starvation die of/from hunger ▪ Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2.) [U]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hunger — I UK [ˈhʌŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈhʌŋɡər] noun * 1) a) [uncountable] a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty b) the feeling that you have when you need to eat… …   English dictionary

• hunger — hun|ger1 [ hʌŋgər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people: STARVATION: a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty a ) uncount the feeling you have when you need to eat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• satisfy — verb (T) 1 to please someone by providing enough of what they want: Nick felt that nothing he did would satisfy his boss. 2 satisfy a request, desire, need etc to provide what someone has asked for, what they need etc: Just to satisfy my… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English