Past tense of starve
regular verb
The past tense of starve is starved. The past participle is also starved.
Forms of starve
| Base form (V1) | starve /stɑːv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | starved /stɑːɹvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | starved /stɑːɹvd/ |
| Present participle | starving /ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | starves |
Starved in a sentence
- There, 36 percent of the people starved to death in the early 1960s.1990, Chen Yizi (陳一諮), quotee, Children of the Dragon: The Story of Tiananmen Square, →ISBN, page 48
- The uncaring parents starved the child of love.
- His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.From the entry frame
- I’m starved! I haven’t eaten since breakfast.From the entry starved
- These authors also observed increased proportions of 18:1 in peristernal adipose tissue of starved reindeer calves.2015 December 18, “Fatty Acid Composition of Muscle, Adipose Tissue and Liver from Muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) Living in West…. From the entry peristernal
Meaning of starve
- verb To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- verb To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
- verb To be very hungry.
Questions about the past tense of starve
- What is the past tense of starve?
- The past tense of starve is starved.
- What is the past participle of starve?
- The past participle of starve is starved.
- Is starve a regular or irregular verb?
- Starve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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