starve
verb (used without object)
to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
have starved
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present perfectof starve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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International sanctions have starved Iran’s oil industry of foreign investment and technology, threatening an eventual collapse in production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
If it did, prehistoric humans might have starved.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2023
At least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia's northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because it was being stolen, an official has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
“Without a mom, without a family, this little guy would have starved — he would not have known how to be a wild dolphin.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Octavian attacked the walled city where they hid and would have starved them out if they had not surrendered.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
