starve
verb (used without object)
to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
starved
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past participleof starve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof starve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
starveverb (used without object)to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
Example Sentences
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Investors are starved for information in a new world of “terse” communication from the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Fragmented among hundreds of armed groups and starved of arms, the resistance has lost ground in recent months, but still controls large parts of the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The push has made progress that few thought possible back in 2022, when Huawei was starved of U.S. technology and Chinese AI companies depended almost entirely on Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the lack of braking points means the cars will be energy starved this year, so will be running with not much more than half the engines' full power at key points of the track.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Though she is only a few inches smaller than me, she seems tiny somehow, her stick-thin body swimming in her dress, her face pinched and frightened, like that of a starved mouse.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
