| appetite |
An appetite is the feeling that you want to eat. Sometimes people lose their appetites when they are not feeling well. Sometimes people have an appetite even when they are not really hungry, and sometimes people have no appetite even if their stomach is empty. [1/2 definitions] |
| as1 |
We often use "as" when we are comparing something about people or things. Let's say you are very smart, and your sister is as smart. This means there is no difference between how smart the two of you are. Let's say you are hungry, but your sister is not as hungry. This means that there is a difference in how hungry you two are. You are hungrier than your sister. [1/6 definitions] |
| at all |
If you are not hungry at all, you are not even a little bit hungry. If you don't have any money at all, then you don't have even one penny. |
| before |
"Before" means earlier than the time when something else happens. If you eat a lot of snacks before you have dinner, you will not be hungry for dinner. [1/4 definitions] |
| else |
Sometimes "else" means "more." If you are still hungry after you have eaten, you probably want to eat something else. If there is nothing else to eat, there is nothing more to eat. [1/4 definitions] |
| forget |
When you forget to do something, you don't do this thing because the idea of doing it disappeared from your mind. If you forget to feed your cat, your cat will be very hungry and not happy at all! [1/3 definitions] |
| have |
We sometimes use the word "have" along with another verb to say that some action happened sometime before now. If you have eaten, you are probably not hungry because the action of eating already happened before now. We use "have" in a similar way to describe some action that started in the past and continues into the present. [1/10 definitions] |
| helping |
A helping is an amount of food. It is a typical amount of food that is given to or taken by a person during a meal. If a person is especially hungry, they might take two or more helpings, but one helping is usual. |
| hunger |
to experience a need or desire for food; be hungry. [1/5 definitions] |
| hungry |
When you are hungry, you feel a need to eat. [2 definitions] |
| if |
When someone asks, "If you are hungry, why don't you eat something?" they mean that since you are hungry, why don't you eat something. In this case, they know that you are hungry, so they are wondering why you are not eating anything, or they are offering you something to eat. [1/4 definitions] |
| kind of |
"Kind of" means "somewhat" or "in some way." If you're kind of hungry, you are a bit hungry and you would like to eat something, but you are not super hungry. You could wait for a while. We often use "kind of" when we can't or don't really want to explain the degree of something or the exact way that something is. |
| likely |
If something is likely, there is a strong chance that it will happen. If you see dark clouds in the sky, it is likely that it will rain. If your cat is meowing a lot around dinner time, it's very likely that your cat is hungry. [1/3 definitions] |
| more |
If you eat something but you are still hungry, maybe you want some more. If you get more, maybe you will feel better. [1/6 definitions] |
| natural |
We say that something is natural when it is part of the way all humans are. For example, it is natural to want to eat when you are hungry. It is natural to feel sad when someone you love goes away. [1/7 definitions] |
| no2 |
If you had no lunch, you will be hungry when it is time for dinner. If you have no paper, then you have nothing to draw a picture on. If you have no brothers or sisters, then you are the only child in your family. [1/2 definitions] |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| relationship |
A relationship is some kind of connection. There is usually a relationship between the weather and carrying an umbrella, for example, because the two things are connected to each other. There is a relationship between eating and feeling hungry. There is a relationship between exercise and health. [1/2 definitions] |
| right away |
When you do something right away, you do it now, without any waiting. When you are very hungry, you want to eat right away. You don't want to wait. If something is hurting you, you want it to stop right away. |
| snack |
A snack is something we eat for fun or when we are hungry between meals. We often eat things like crackers, chips, nuts, and fruits as snacks. [2/3 definitions] |
| starve |
(informal) to feel a need of food; be hungry. [1/3 definitions] |