--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 37 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/37/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 37 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/40/) **humorous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Funny; making people laugh or smile (a humorous story).[↗](../../humorous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Showing a sense of humour; liking to joke (a humorous person).[↗](../../humorous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We read a humorous poem about a lazy cat.[↗](../../humorous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrote a humorous story about her dog.[↗](../../humorous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech was humorous and short.[↗](../../humorous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad is very humorous; he tells jokes all day.[↗](../../humorous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film has humorous moments.[↗](../../humorous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He told the story in a humorous way.[↗](../../humorous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The humorous poem was admirably recited, and the speaker much applauded.[↗](../../humorous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **humorously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh.[↗](../../humorously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa told the story humorously, and we all laughed.[↗](../../humorously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The book humorously describes a cat's day.[↗](../../humorously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He humorously suggested we hire an elephant to carry our bags.[↗](../../humorously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher humorously called the messy desk «a work of art».[↗](../../humorously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She humorously answered, «Only on Tuesdays!»[↗](../../humorously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **humour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The quality of being funny: «The book is full of humour».[↗](../../humour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The ability to see what is funny and to laugh: «a good sense of humour».[↗](../../humour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To go along with what someone wants to keep them happy, even if you don't agree: «Just humour him».[↗](../../humour/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (old) A mood: «in a good humour».[↗](../../humour/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My dad has a great sense of humour.[↗](../../humour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is full of humour and surprises.[↗](../../humour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We use humour to cheer each other up.[↗](../../humour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He took the joke with good humour.[↗](../../humour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Just humour Grandpa and listen to his old stories again.[↗](../../humour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her humour is clever and kind.[↗](../../humour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Dance away, my little man,” said Peter, who was in high good humour.[↗](../../humour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **humourous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Humourous» is a common misspelling of «humorous», which means funny or meant to make people laugh.[↗](../../humourous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Some writers use «humourous» by mistake because the UK noun is «humour» with a «u».[↗](../../humourous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The correct spelling is «humorous», not «humourous».[↗](../../humourous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrote a humorous poem about her cat.[↗](../../humourous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My teacher circled «humourous» in red and wrote «humorous».[↗](../../humourous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · British English has «humour», but still «humorous».[↗](../../humourous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was humorous and kind.[↗](../../humourous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A humorous speech makes the audience laugh.[↗](../../humourous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hump** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hump is a round lump that sticks up, such as on a camel's back.[↗](../../hump/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hump is a small hill or a raised part of a road, like a speed hump.[↗](../../hump/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Over the hump» means past the hardest part.[↗](../../hump/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Have the hump» (British) means to be grumpy.[↗](../../hump/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To hump means to heave or strain hard, pushing your body along with great effort.[↗](../../hump/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A camel stores fat in its hump.[↗](../../hump/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car slowed down for the speed hump.[↗](../../hump/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Humpback whales have a hump on their backs.[↗](../../hump/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We cycled over a hump in the path.[↗](../../hump/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hardest part is done — we're over the hump.[↗](../../hump/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother's got the hump because he lost.[↗](../../hump/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shortly afterward, refreshments, consisting mostly of Camel's hump and ribs, were served to the company.[↗](../../hump/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **humpback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A humpback, or humpback whale, is a very large whale with long flippers that is famous for its songs and its leaps out of the water.[↗](../../humpback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A humpback bridge is a small bridge that rises steeply in the middle like a hump.[↗](../../humpback/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old-fashioned, can be unkind) A humpback was an old word for a person with a curved, bent-over back; today we say a person has a curved spine.[↗](../../humpback/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A humpback leapt right out of the sea and crashed back down.[↗](../../humpback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Humpback whales sing songs that can last for hours.[↗](../../humpback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw three humpbacks on the whale-watching trip in Sydney.[↗](../../humpback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Humpbacks have no teeth; they filter krill through baleen.[↗](../../humpback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car slowed down for the humpback bridge.[↗](../../humpback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby humpback is called a calf.[↗](../../humpback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Humpbacks travel to warm waters to have their calves.[↗](../../humpback/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The humpback slapped its long white flipper on the water.[↗](../../humpback/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **humus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The dark, rich part of soil made from dead and rotting leaves, plants and animals; it feeds plants.[↗](../../humus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Worms help turn dead leaves into humus.[↗](../../humus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Humus makes the soil dark and rich.[↗](../../humus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants grow well in soil full of humus.[↗](../../humus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Compost becomes humus over time.[↗](../../humus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The top layer of the forest floor is rich in humus.[↗](../../humus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Humus holds water like a sponge.[↗](../../humus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hun** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) The Huns were a nomadic people from Central Asia who rode into Europe in the 300s and 400s AD; their most famous leader was Attila.[↗](../../hun/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, UK and Australia) «Hun» is a short form of «honey», used as a friendly or loving way to call someone, like «love» or «dear».[↗](../../hun/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (offensive, historical) In the First and Second World Wars «the Hun» was an insulting name British people used for German soldiers; it is not used for people today.[↗](../../hun/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Attila the Hun led his army across Europe.[↗](../../hun/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Huns fought on horseback and moved from place to place.[↗](../../hun/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Thanks for the cake, hun!» said Mum's friend.[↗](../../hun/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Don't cry, hun, it's only a scratch,» said the nurse.[↗](../../hun/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old wartime posters called German soldiers «the Hun».[↗](../../hun/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans feared the Huns more than almost any other enemy.[↗](../../hun/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Love you, hun x,» she wrote at the end of the text.[↗](../../hun/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He searched, and found a large golden armlet of superior workmanship, and it was evident that the plough had disturbed a Hun's grave.[↗](../../hun/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hunch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof.[↗](../../hunch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To bend your back and shoulders forward and up, often from cold, tiredness or worry.[↗](../../hunch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, old) A hump or lump.[↗](../../hunch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a hunch it would rain, so I took an umbrella.[↗](../../hunch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective followed his hunch and found the thief.[↗](../../hunch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He hunched over his book, reading.[↗](../../hunch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man hunched his shoulders against the wind.[↗](../../hunch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole hunched himself up in the hollow of a tree.[↗](../../hunch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists test their hunches with careful experiments.[↗](../../hunch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't hunch over your desk; sit up straight.[↗](../../hunch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "It looks very near," said Jane, hunching up her shoulders to keep her neck warm.[↗](../../hunch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hunchback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A back with a big hump or curve, from a medical condition (kyphosis).[↗](../../hunchback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned, often hurtful) A person with such a back; today it is kinder to say a person with a curved spine.[↗](../../hunchback/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a famous novel by Victor Hugo about Quasimodo.[↗](../../hunchback/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-Dame, rang the cathedral bells.[↗](../../hunchback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sitting badly for years can give you a slightly hunched back.[↗](../../hunchback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In old stories, a hunchback was often wrongly shown as wicked.[↗](../../hunchback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked his spine for a hunchback.[↗](../../hunchback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't call people names about their bodies.[↗](../../hunchback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo.[↗](../../hunchback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hunchback having agreed to his proposal, the tailor closed his shop and they set off together.[↗](../../hunchback/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hunched** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Bent forward with the back curved and shoulders raised.[↗](../../hunched/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To bend your back and shoulders forward, often from cold, tiredness or worry.[↗](../../hunched/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «hunched over» something — leaning over it closely.[↗](../../hunched/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She sat hunched over her homework.[↗](../../hunched/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man walked slowly, hunched against the wind.[↗](../../hunched/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't sit hunched over your tablet.[↗](../../hunched/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He hunched his shoulders in the cold.[↗](../../hunched/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat sat hunched on the wall.[↗](../../hunched/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They were hunched together under one umbrella.[↗](../../hunched/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She sat hunched up against the wail, and as she looked like a bundle of rags they did not notice her.[↗](../../hunched/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hundred** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hundred is the number 100, ten tens.[↗](../../hundred/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A hundred is 100.[↗](../../hundred/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hundreds means many, a large number, without an exact count.[↗](../../hundred/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The hundreds place is the third digit from the right in a whole number.[↗](../../hundred/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A hundred per cent means all of something, or completely.[↗](../../hundred/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school has three hundred pupils.[↗](../../hundred/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A hundred cents make one dollar.[↗](../../hundred/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What digit is in the hundreds place of 452?[↗](../../hundred/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hundreds of birds flew by.[↗](../../hundred/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 100 centimetres in a metre.[↗](../../hundred/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I've told you a hundred times to tidy your room\![↗](../../hundred/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She counted to a hundred during hide and seek.[↗](../../hundred/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored a hundred per cent on the spelling test.[↗](../../hundred/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A century is a hundred years.[↗](../../hundred/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Two hundred hussars, forward!' cried he.[↗](../../hundred/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, (Torah NUM.31.45, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old.[↗](../../hundred/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.[↗](../../hundred/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.5.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made a hundred basins of gold.[↗](../../hundred/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.4.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.[↗](../../hundred/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.[↗](../../hundred/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundred/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **hundredfold** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hundredfold means a hundred times as much or as many.[↗](../../hundredfold/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible, literary) Hundredfold means greatly or many times over.[↗](../../hundredfold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The number of visitors grew a hundredfold.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If you invest wisely, your work may be repaid a hundredfold.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cost of the stamp increased a hundredfold since Grandad was a boy.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) Some seed fell on good ground and gave fruit a hundredfold.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bacteria multiplied a hundredfold overnight.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A hundredfold increase means ×100.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The deaths by snake-bite and tigers shall increase a hundredfold from this day, and day by day it shall continue to increase till your release.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.[↗](../../hundredfold/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundredfold/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hundredth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hundredth means number 100 in order, coming after the ninety-ninth.[↗](../../hundredth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hundredth is one of a hundred equal parts of something, written 1/100 or 0.01.[↗](../../hundredth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One cent is one hundredth of a dollar.[↗](../../hundredth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In 4.27 the 7 is in the hundredths place.[↗](../../hundredth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She won the race by two hundredths of a second.[↗](../../hundredth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class celebrated the hundredth day of school.[↗](../../hundredth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Seven hundredths is written as 0.07.[↗](../../hundredth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A centimetre is a hundredth of a metre.[↗](../../hundredth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Round 3.456 to the nearest hundredth: 3.46.[↗](../../hundredth/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At last, on the five-hundredth day from the day of starting, I saw far off on the horizon what looked like the peak of a mountain.[↗](../../hundredth/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.[↗](../../hundredth/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.7.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hundredth/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hundredweight** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hundredweight is a unit for weighing heavy things: in Britain it is 112 pounds, and in America it is 100 pounds.[↗](../../hundredweight/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A sack of coal can weigh a hundredweight.[↗](../../hundredweight/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He could not lift a hundredweight of stone.[↗](../../hundredweight/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cart carried three hundredweight of apples.[↗](../../hundredweight/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hungarian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hungarian means from or connected with Hungary, a country in central Europe.[↗](../../hungarian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A Hungarian is a person from Hungary.[↗](../../hungarian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) Hungarian is the language spoken in Hungary, also called Magyar.[↗](../../hungarian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Budapest is the Hungarian capital.[↗](../../hungarian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new classmate is Hungarian.[↗](../../hungarian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rubik's Cube was invented by a Hungarian, Ernő Rubik.[↗](../../hungarian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hungarian is a hard language for English speakers.[↗](../../hungarian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate Hungarian goulash for tea.[↗](../../hungarian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Szia» means hi in Hungarian.[↗](../../hungarian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Hungarians love paprika.[↗](../../hungarian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The story related that a Hungarian knight, who had been taken prisoner by a Turkish pasha, was most cruelly treated by him.[↗](../../hungarian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hunger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hunger is the feeling of needing or wanting food.[↗](../../hunger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hunger is a serious lack of food for a long time, which makes people ill.[↗](../../hunger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hunger for something is a strong wish for it.[↗](../../hunger/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hunger made my tummy rumble.[↗](../../hunger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many children around the world suffer from hunger.[↗](../../hunger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Food banks help families facing hunger.[↗](../../hunger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a hunger for adventure.[↗](../../hunger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A good breakfast stops hunger in the morning.[↗](../../hunger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lost hikers felt cold and hunger.[↗](../../hunger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And meanwhile his hunger grew and grew.[↗](../../hunger/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The wasting of hunger, and the devouring of the fiery bolt, and bitter destruction; and the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, with the venom of crawling things of the dust.[↗](../../hunger/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hunger/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.[↗](../../hunger/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.19.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hunger/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.[↗](../../hunger/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.16.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hunger/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.[↗](../../hunger/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.34.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hunger/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **hungover** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Someone who is hungover feels ill, tired and has a headache because they drank too much alcohol the night before.[↗](../../hungover/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad looked hungover after the wedding party.[↗](../../hungover/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was too hungover to eat breakfast.[↗](../../hungover/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She said she would never drink so much again, because being hungover was awful.[↗](../../hungover/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hungover man asked for water and a dark room.[↗](../../hungover/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle had a hangover on New Year's Day.[↗](../../hungover/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't drive safely if you are still affected by drink.[↗](../../hungover/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hungrily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hungrily means in a way that shows you want food very much.[↗](../../hungrily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog watched the meat hungrily.[↗](../../hungrily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The boys ate their bread hungrily after the long walk.[↗](../../hungrily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wolf looked hungrily at the sheep.[↗](../../hungrily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hungry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hungry means feeling that you need or want to eat.[↗](../../hungry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hungry can mean wanting something very much: «hungry for success».[↗](../../hungry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Hungry can describe people who do not have enough food.[↗](../../hungry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I am hungry — what's for dinner?[↗](../../hungry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hungry cat meowed at its bowl.[↗](../../hungry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After swimming we are always hungry.[↗](../../hungry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat breakfast so you are not hungry in class.[↗](../../hungry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people in the world go hungry.[↗](../../hungry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team was hungry for a win.[↗](../../hungry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The very hungry caterpillar ate through the leaves.[↗](../../hungry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you hungry or just bored?[↗](../../hungry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘I am so hungry,’ said Lisa.[↗](../../hungry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.[↗](../../hungry/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.107.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hungry/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry.[↗](../../hungry/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.146.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hungry/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves; (Writings JOB.24.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hungry/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") 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