Famish definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'famish' ; to be or make very hungry or weak · 3. Irish ; to make or be very hungry; make or become weak from hunger. 2. Obsolete ; to suffer or cause ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'famish'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× famishinBritishEnglish (ˈfæmɪʃ ) verb1. (nowusuallypassive) tobeormakeveryhungryorweak 2. archaic todieorcausetodiefromstarvation 3. Irish tomakeverycold Iwasfamishedwiththecold CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsfamishment(ˈfamishment)noun WordoriginC14:fromOldFrenchafamer,viaVulgarLatin,fromLatinfamēsfamine Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'elevenses' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency famishinAmericanEnglish (ˈfæmɪʃ ) verbtransitive,verbintransitive1.  tomakeorbeveryhungry;makeorbecomeweakfromhunger 2. Obsolete tostarvetodeath Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsfamishment(ˈfamishment) noun WordoriginMEfamishen,altered(afterverbsendingin-ish-:see-ish)