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  2. What does the phrase "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" mean?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/44538

    Stay hungry = Always be curious to learn more and achieve more.. Stay foolish = Dare to make unconventional decision as Steve Jobs did when he quit his college to persue his quest, as Gandhi did when he adopted satyagraha against oppression, as Buffet did early in his career when he made some well calculated investments in low priced high potential companies.

  3. What's a word for extreme, insatiable thirst for knowledge?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/282799

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  4. To stay one's hunger is perfectly acceptable, and not at all uncommon (though it's actually more likely to be "stay your appetite"). Less common, and with less of a "temporarily" sense, would be assuage one's hunger. But I think probably the most common idiomatic usage is... Here - have a sandwich to stave off your hunger until dinnertime.

  5. What words can I use to indicate how hungry I am?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/22704

    3. votes. Another couple to throw into the fire are: Voracious, or covetous, as in: A voracious, or covetous appetite. Or thinking in terms of slang that hasn't been mentioned, you could use dog-hungry. These all really only count for the higher level of hunger, see: greed. Share.

  6. quotes - What does the phrase AS YOU WERE mean? - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/561246/what-does-the-phrase-as-you-were-mean

    Feb 25, 2021 at 13:38. As you were = In the manner/style that you previously had. As a command = resume your previous position with the implication of the previous position was relaxed/informal or occupied with something else. – Greybeard. Feb 25, 2021 at 13:40. I’d guess he’s using ”as you were” to mean ”if you will” which is ...

  7. This predicts a likely event: running will certainly allow you to catch the train. Second Conditional: 'If you ran, you would catch the train.'. This suggests that the person addressed is unlikely to run. Third Conditional: 'If you had run, you would have caught the train.'. The person addressed didn’t run. Share.

  8. How to ask if a person has done/had breakfast?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/38810

    18. It would usually be either “Did you have breakfast?” or “Have you had breakfast?”. Also fine are “Did you eat… ?” and “Have you eaten… ?”. If it is — say — mid-morning, and you want to know if someone has already eaten today, then “Have you had/eaten breakfast?” (possibly “…yet?”) is probably the more ...

  9. Meaning of the Oscar Wilde quote about the "tragedy of old age"

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/250639

    Age is seen as a label. Seniors have more time to try new things as they get older because they have more time to do so. They are able to stay "young at heart" by developing new interests and passions and keeping busy after retirement. Others see older people as old, but they see themselves as young.

  10. Difference between 'I'm hungry' and 'I'm getting hungry'

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/206041/difference-between-im-hungry-and-im...

    I am hungry would mean that you are currently in a state of hunger. You are hungry now. I'm getting hungry would mean that you are starting to get feelings of hunger. You will be hungry soon. It would be a less severe way of expressing hunger than the first example.

  11. word choice - Onomatopoeia for stomach growling? - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/169801

    And maybe just a simple Grrrr. Consider the word 'borborygmus' (plural: borborygmi) That's a very interesting word and although it may have had an onomatopoetically derived origin it is not an onomatopoeia in English. I would never say "My stomach went borborygmus"! This is the medical term for stomach rumbling.