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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Has your group been starved for funding for some time, a sign executives are prioritizing other departments?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Investors are starved for information in a new world of “terse” communication from the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Osterberg courted Britain's middle and upper classes for her college, deciding most elementary school girls were "absolutely unfit to be trained... their muscles have been starved from babyhood".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
When he was at the railroad plant and yards, he asked the foreman, "How are these poor people keeping alive? They appear to me to be starved."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
