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# appetite

«appetite» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The feeling of wanting to eat food** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an appetite, appetites)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The feeling of wanting to eat food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#m1)

2) A strong wish or liking for something: an appetite for adventure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons, exercise and fresh air increase your appetite; illness can make you lose your appetite. In stories, a character with a big appetite eats a lot. Phrases: a good appetite, lose your appetite, spoil your appetite, work up an appetite, an appetite for.

### examples

- Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x1)
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. (Writings PRO.23.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x2)
- All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. (Writings ECC.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x3)
- Don't eat sweets before dinner or you'll spoil your appetite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x4)
- Swimming always gives me a big appetite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x5)
- When I had the flu, I lost my appetite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x6)
- Our dog has a huge appetite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x7)
- She has an appetite for reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x8)
- Bon appétit — enjoy your meal! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x9)
- “Don’t spoil your appetites, children, with that stuff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x10)

### note

Countable: an appetite. Spelling: appetite has double p. Appetiser (UK) or appetizer (US) is a small dish before the main meal.

### In the corpora

- [And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.650/)
- [Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1050/)
- [All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.117/)
- [Appetite often drops during an infection; eating little for a day or two is fine, but drinking enough is important.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «appetite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.