What does starve mean?

v. to suffer or die from not having enough food; to cause someone to suffer or die this way; to be without something you need

starve

🇺🇸 /stɑːrv/ 🇬🇧 /stɑːv/

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verb

to suffer or die from not having enough food; to cause someone to suffer or die this way

Without help, the lost hiker will starve in the wilderness.

to be without something you need

The supply-starved village desperately needs aid.

to suffer or die from not having enough food; to cause someone to suffer or die this way; to be without something you need

3rd Present starves

Past starved

Perfect starved

Progressive starving