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Exam: Cambridge English: B1 Preliminary (PET)

hundredth

IPA: /ˈhʌndrɪθ/

KK: /hʌn drɪdθ/

noun

Definition: A part of something that is divided into one hundred equal pieces, or the position of being number 100 in a sequence.

Example: She finished in the hundredth place in the race.

hunger

IPA: /ˈhʌŋɚ/

KK: /hʌŋɚ/

intransitive verb

Definition: To feel a strong need or desire for food or something that satisfies a craving.

Example: After skipping breakfast, I began to hunger for a snack by mid-morning.

noun

Definition: A strong feeling of wanting or needing food, often accompanied by discomfort or weakness.

Example: After skipping breakfast, I felt a strong hunger by lunchtime.

transitive verb

Definition: To make someone feel the need for food or to cause them to be hungry.

Example: The smell of fresh bread can hunger a person.

hungrier

IPA: /ˈhʌŋɡəri/

KK: /hʌŋɡri/

adjective

Definition: Feeling a stronger desire for food than usual.

Example: After skipping breakfast, I felt hungrier than ever by lunchtime.

hungriest

IPA: /ˈhʌŋɡriɪst/

KK: /hʌŋɡriɪst/

adjective

Definition: This word describes someone who feels the strongest need to eat compared to others.

Example: After the long hike, she was the hungriest of the group and couldn't wait to eat.

hungrily

IPA: /ˈhʌŋɡrɪli/

KK: /ˈhʌŋɡrɪli/

adverb

Definition: In a way that shows a strong desire for food or something that is needed.

Example: After the long hike, they ate hungrily at the campsite.

hungriness

IPA: /ˈhʌŋɡrɪnəs/

KK: /ˈhʌŋɡrɪnəs/

noun

Definition: The state of feeling a strong need or desire for food.

Example: His hungriness made him search for a snack before dinner.

hunt

IPA: /hʌnt/

KK: /hʌnt/

intransitive verb

Definition: To search for something, often in a determined way.

Example: The children love to hunt for hidden treasures in the backyard.

noun

Definition: The activity of searching for or pursuing animals for food or sport, often involving a group of people and sometimes animals like dogs.

Example: The hunt for deer in the forest begins at dawn.

transitive verb

Definition: To chase or pursue animals for food, sport, or to capture them.

Example: They decided to hunt deer in the forest this season.

hurried

IPA: /ˈhɜːrɪd/

KK: /ˈhɜːrɪd/

adjective

Definition: Done quickly or in a rush, often without enough time to do something properly.

Example: She took a hurried glance at the clock before leaving the house.

hurry

IPA: /ˈhɜːri/

KK: /ˈhɜːri/

intransitive verb

Definition: To move or act quickly, often because there is not much time.

Example: We need to hurry if we want to catch the bus.

noun

Definition: A situation where someone is moving quickly or feeling the need to do something fast, often because of time pressure.

Example: In the morning rush, there was a lot of hurry as everyone tried to catch their trains.

transitive verb

Definition: To make someone or something do something more quickly than usual.

Example: She hurried her friends to finish their homework before the deadline.

hurt

IPA: /hɜrt/

KK: /hɜrt/

intransitive verb

Definition: To experience physical pain or discomfort.

Example: After running for an hour, my legs hurt.

noun

Definition: A feeling of pain or injury, either physical or emotional, that someone experiences.

Example: After the fall, he felt a deep hurt in his leg.

transitive verb

Definition: To cause pain or injury to someone or something, either physically or emotionally.

Example: He hurt his knee while playing soccer.

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