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# thirsty

«thirsty» in Mova's school dictionary: **needing or wanting to drink** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (thirsty, thirstier, thirstiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Thirsty means needing or wanting to drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#m1)

2) Thirsty can describe dry land or plants that need water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#m2)

3) Thirsty for something means wanting it very much, like thirsty for knowledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons, your body needs water, and feeling thirsty is a sign you need a drink; drink water often, especially when it is hot or you exercise, because in hot places like Australia you can get dehydrated quickly. Water is the best drink; sugary drinks are bad for teeth. Salty food makes you thirsty. In science, plants and soil can be thirsty during drought. Phrases: «feel thirsty», «thirsty work», «thirsty for».

### examples

- I'm thirsty; can I have some water? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x1)
- Running in the sun made us thirsty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x2)
- Salty crisps make me thirsty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x3)
- The thirsty dog drank the whole bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x4)
- Digging the garden is thirsty work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x5)
- The plants look thirsty; please water them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x6)
- Take a water bottle so you don't get thirsty on the hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x7)
- She was thirsty for adventure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x8)
- “Thakane,” he said, “I am thirsty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thirsty/#x9)

### note

Comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest. Noun: thirst. «Thirsty» (want to drink) vs «hungry» (want to eat). By the time you feel very thirsty, your body may already be low on water.

### In the corpora

- [A thirsty camel can drink over 100 litres of water in about ten minutes, and its body loses very little water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons/6/)
- [You lose water when you sweat, so you should drink during and after sport, even before you feel thirsty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/6-skating-and-sports-safety/12/)
- [On hot days and during sport you should drink water often, even before you feel thirsty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/9-body-signals/9/)
- [In hot weather you need to drink water often, before you feel very thirsty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/17/)
- [When you are thirsty, water is the best drink, and you need more on hot days and when you run about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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