go hungry

verb

To miss a meal.

“Don't let him go hungry - that's child abuse, isn't it?”

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Meanings

verbgo hungry (third-person singular simple present goes hungry, present participle going hungry, simple past went hungry, past participle gone hungry)

present singular third person goes hungry · participle present going hungry · past went hungry · participle past gone hungry

  1. To miss a meal.

    Don't let him go hungry - that's child abuse, isn't it?

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 挨餓 /挨饿, 餓肚子 /饿肚子
  • 挨餓 /挨饿 (ái'è)miss a meal
  • 餓肚子 /饿肚子 (è dùzi)miss a meal
Dutch honger lijden
  • honger lijdenmiss a meal
Finnish olla nälissään
  • olla nälissäänmiss a meal
French sauter un repas
  • sauter un repasmiss a meal
Hungarian éhezik, éhen marad
  • éhezikmiss a meal
  • éhen maradmiss a meal
  • éhkoppon maradmiss a meal
  • felkopik az államiss a meal
Cite this entry
APA

go hungry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hungry

MLA

“go hungry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hungry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go hungry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hungry.

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