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appetite

[ ap-i-tahyt ]

noun

  1. a desire for food or drink:

    I have no appetite for lunch today.

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  2. a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.

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  3. a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste:

    an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.

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appetite

/ 蓹藞p蓻t瑟t瑟v; 藞忙p瑟藢ta瑟t瑟v; 藞忙p瑟藢ta瑟t /

noun

  1. a desire for food or drink
  2. a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure
  3. usually foll by for a desire, liking, or willingness

    a great appetite for work

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • appetitive, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

1275鈥1325; Middle English appetit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin 补辫辫别迟墨迟耻蝉 natural desire, equivalent to 补辫辫别迟墨- (variant stem of appetere; appetence ) + -tus suffix of v. action
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

C14: from Old French apetit, from Latin 补辫辫别迟墨迟耻蝉 a craving, from appetere to desire ardently
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Idioms and Phrases

see whet one's appetite
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Example Sentences

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For Mamdani, Bay Ridge, the site of his political epiphany, is a case study for expanding his support in places where the historical appetite for left-wing politics is limited.

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She is undoubtedly well aware that the state is facing its own economic headwinds, which could hinder its ability 鈥 or appetite 鈥 for assisting L.A.

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The stark political divide and vast appetite for cost reduction this year in Washington, however, mean it鈥檚 unclear how many Republicans will be willing to pledge their support for Head Start.

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Mrs Cook's symptoms worsened over the following months: her appetite "diminished", she needed to urinate more and by September 2021 her stomach had distended to the point that she looked pregnant.

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When Jonny-James Kajoba developed an appetite for the performing arts as a child, he knew he wanted to do everything he could to make it a career.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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