← Back to search

Meaning of thirst | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

θɜːst

Definitions

A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
countable, uncountable
second-person plural imperative of ser
The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
countable, uncountable
A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
countable, figuratively, uncountable
Sexual lust.
countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans dors

አማርኛ ጥም

العربية العطش ظمأ ظمئ عطش

Azərbaycanca susamaq susuzluq

Беларуская Прага

Български жажда

বাংলা তৃষ্ণা পিয়াস

Bosanski sede sete жага

Català ambició sedejar set

Čeština žízeň žíznit

Cymraeg syched

Dansk tørst

Deutsch Durst Durst haben dürsten

Ελληνικά δίψα διψάω

Esperanto soifo

Español ambición ambicionar ansiar ansias desear hambre sed tener sed

Eesti janu

فارسی تشنگی

Suomi himo jänö

Français avoir soif désirer soif

Gaeilge íota tart

Gàidhlig pathadh

Galego sede

ગુજરાતી તરસ પ્યાસ

עברית צמא

हिन्दी उदन्या तृषा तृष्णा पिपासा प्यास

Hrvatski sede sete жага

Magyar szomj szomjúság

Հայերեն ծարավ ծարավել ծարավություն

Bahasa Indonesia haus

Íslenska þorsti

Italiano avere sete avidità sete

日本語口渇喉の渇き渇渇き

ქართული წყურვილი

Қазақша аңсау сусау шөл

ខ្មែរ សម្រេក

한국어 갈증 목마름

Kurdî dorî et hetaheta sed sede şet şet

Latina sitiō sitis

Lëtzebuergesch Duuscht

Lietuvių trokšti

Malagasy hetaheta

Македонски жед

മലയാളം ദാഹം

Монгол цангаа цангах

मराठी तहान

Bahasa Melayu kehausan

Malti għatx

မြန်မာဘာသာ အငတ်

Nederlands dorst

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ତୃଷା ଶୋଷ

Polski pragnąć pragnienie

Português estar com sede sede ter sede

Română dori înseta sete

Русский жажда жаждать испы́тывать жа́жду смага хоте́ть пить

Slovenčina smäd

Slovenščina žeja

Soomaali harraad

Shqip et etje

Српски sede sete жага

Svenska törst törsta

Kiswahili kiu

தமிழ் தாகம்

తెలుగు దాహం

ไทย ความกระหาย

Tagalog uhaw

Türkçe açlık susamak susuzluk

Українська жага сма́га́ спра́га

اردو پیاس

Tiếng Việt khất

IsiXhosa unxano

Examples

“We developed a great thirst during our hike.”

“He had quite a thirst on and so headed to his favourite Dublin pub.”

“If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive you mad.”

“"We haven't one chance for life in a hundred thousand if we don't find food and water upon Caprona. This water coming out of the cliff is not salt; but neither is it fit to drink, though each of us has drunk. It is fair to assume that inland the river is fed by pure streams, that there are fruits and herbs and game. Shall we lie out here and die of thirst and starvation with a land of plenty possibly only a few hundred yards away? We have the means for navigating a subterranean river. Are we too cowardly to utilize this means?"”

“She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.”

“He had a thirst for her and she had the same for him.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See all C1 English words →

Meaning of thirst | Babel Free

Definitions

Equivalents

Examples

CEFR level

See also

Learn this word in context