opposite-words-with-examples-eat-starve

The words Eat and Starve are opposites. Eat means to put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it, while Starve means to suffer or die because of not having enough food. Knowing such opposite pairs helps improve vocabulary and sentence-making skills.

• Eat → To take food into the body by mouth. (खाणे)

Eat – Used For
• Talking about having a meal (जेवण करण्यासाठी)
• Describing the act of consuming food (अन्न खाण्याची क्रिया सांगण्यासाठी)
• Giving instructions about food (अन्नाबद्दल सूचना देण्यासाठी)

Eat – Examples

• I eat breakfast at 8 a.m.
मी सकाळी आठ वाजता नाश्ता करतो.
• We eat lunch together.
आम्ही एकत्र दुपारचे जेवण करतो.
• She eats an apple every day.
ती रोज सफरचंद खाते.
• He doesn’t eat spicy food.
तो तिखट अन्न खात नाही.
• Let’s eat before we leave.
आपण निघण्यापूर्वी जेवूया.

• Starve → To suffer or die from lack of food. (उपासमारीने त्रस्त होणे)

Starve – Used For
• Talking about extreme hunger (अतिशय भुकेबद्दल सांगण्यासाठी)
• Describing lack of food (अन्नाच्या कमतरतेबद्दल सांगण्यासाठी)
• Expressing exaggeration of hunger in casual speech (भुकेबद्दल अतिशयोक्तीने बोलण्यासाठी)

Starve – Examples

• The animals starve without food.
अन्नाशिवाय प्राणी उपासमारीने मरतात.
• Many people starved during the drought.
दुष्काळात अनेक लोक उपाशी मरले.
• I’m starving after the long journey. (casual)
लांब प्रवासानंतर मी फार भुकेला आहे.
• The child was starving because he had not eaten all day.
दिवसभर न खाल्ल्यामुळे मुलगा भुकेला होता.
• We can’t let anyone starve in our village.
आपल्या गावात कुणीही उपाशी राहू नये.