hunger
hungers
hungering
hungered
Hunger means to feel a strong desire for something. Regular verb: hunger-hungered-hungered.
Meanings
- To desire strongly
- To feel hunger
- To crave
Common Collocations
hunger for
hunger after
hungering for success
hunger for knowledge
Tip for Learners
Hunger for means strongly desire. "She hungered for recognition."
Present Simple
| I | hunger |
| you | hunger |
| he/she/it | hungers |
| we | hunger |
| they | hunger |
Examples - Present Simple
- I hunger for success.
- You hunger for knowledge.
- She hungers for recognition.
- We hunger for change.
- They hunger for victory.
Present Continuous
| I | am hungering |
| you | are hungering |
| he/she/it | is hungering |
| we | are hungering |
| they | are hungering |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am hungering for adventure.
- You are hungering for answers.
- He is hungering for success.
- We are hungering for change.
- They are hungering for victory.
Present Perfect
| I | have hungered |
| you | have hungered |
| he/she/it | has hungered |
| we | have hungered |
| they | have hungered |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have hungered for this opportunity.
- You have hungered for knowledge.
- She has hungered for recognition.
- We have hungered for change.
- They have hungered for victory.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been hungering |
| you | have been hungering |
| he/she/it | has been hungering |
| we | have been hungering |
| they | have been hungering |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been hungering for success.
- You have been hungering for answers.
- She has been hungering for recognition.
- We have been hungering for change.
- They have been hungering for victory.
Past Simple
| I | hungered |
| you | hungered |
| he/she/it | hungered |
| we | hungered |
| they | hungered |
Examples - Past Simple
- I hungered for adventure.
- You hungered for knowledge.
- She hungered for recognition.
- We hungered for change.
- They hungered for victory.
Past Continuous
| I | was hungering |
| you | were hungering |
| he/she/it | was hungering |
| we | were hungering |
| they | were hungering |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was hungering for success.
- You were hungering for answers.
- She was hungering for recognition.
- We were hungering for change.
- They were hungering for victory.
Past Perfect
| I | had hungered |
| you | had hungered |
| he/she/it | had hungered |
| we | had hungered |
| they | had hungered |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had hungered for this opportunity.
- You had hungered for knowledge.
- She had hungered for recognition.
- We had hungered for change.
- They had hungered for victory.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been hungering |
| you | had been hungering |
| he/she/it | had been hungering |
| we | had been hungering |
| they | had been hungering |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been hungering for success.
- You had been hungering for answers.
- She had been hungering for recognition.
- We had been hungering for change.
- They had been hungering for victory.
Future Simple
| I | will hunger |
| you | will hunger |
| he/she/it | will hunger |
| we | will hunger |
| they | will hunger |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will hunger for more.
- You will hunger for knowledge.
- She will hunger for recognition.
- We will hunger for change.
- They will hunger for victory.
Future Continuous
| I | will be hungering |
| you | will be hungering |
| he/she/it | will be hungering |
| we | will be hungering |
| they | will be hungering |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be hungering for success.
- You will be hungering for answers.
- She will be hungering for recognition.
- We will be hungering for change.
- They will be hungering for victory.
Future Perfect
| I | will have hungered |
| you | will have hungered |
| he/she/it | will have hungered |
| we | will have hungered |
| they | will have hungered |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have hungered for this.
- You will have hungered for knowledge.
- She will have hungered for recognition.
- We will have hungered for change.
- They will have hungered for victory.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been hungering |
| you | will have been hungering |
| he/she/it | will have been hungering |
| we | will have been hungering |
| they | will have been hungering |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been hungering for success.
- You will have been hungering for answers.
- She will have been hungering for recognition.
- We will have been hungering for change.
- They will have been hungering for victory.