Appetite
11appetite — /ap i tuyt /, n. 1. a desire for food or drink: I have no appetite for lunch today. 2. a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving. 3. a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste: an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure. [1275… …
12appetite */*/ — UK [ˈæpətaɪt] / US [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun Word forms appetite : singular appetite plural appetites 1) [countable/uncountable] the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All… …
13appetite — noun 1 (U) a desire for food: a healthy appetite | lose your appetite: She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. | have a huge/big/voracious appetite (=have the ability to eat a lot of food) | spoil/ruin your appetite (=eat before …
14appetite — ap|pe|tite [ˈæpıtaıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere to try to get , from ad to + petere to look for ] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a desire for food ▪ All that walking has given me an… …
15appetite — ap|pe|tite [ æpə,taıt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the natural feeling of wanting to eat: a chubby baby with a good, healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All that fresh air and exercise has given me an appetite.… …
16appetite — n. 1) to whet one s; to work up an appetite 2) to satisfy one s appetite 3) to curb; spoil, take away one s appetite 4) a good, healthy, hearty, ravenous, voracious; insatiable appetite 5) an appetite for * * * [ æpɪtaɪt] healthy hearty… …
17appetite — 01. I didn t have much [appetite] when I was sick, but now that I m feeling better, I m starving. 02. My son does a lot of sports, so he has quite an [appetite]. He can empty our fridge in a single meal! 03. The meal the children made didn t look …
18appetite — [[t]æ̱pɪtaɪt[/t]] appetites 1) N VAR Your appetite is your desire to eat. He has a healthy appetite... Symptoms are a slight fever, headache and loss of appetite. 2) N COUNT: oft N for n Someone s appetite for something is their strong desire for …
19appetite*/ — [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun [C] 1) the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite[/ex] Don t have any more chocolate – you ll spoil your appetite (= make you want to eat less at the next meal).[/ex] 2) a feeling of wanting something… …
20appetite — /ˈæpətaɪt / (say apuhtuyt) noun 1. a desire for food or drink: to work up an appetite. 2. a desire to supply any bodily want or craving: the natural appetites. 3. an innate or acquired demand or propensity to satisfy a want: an appetite for… …
