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# appetite

noun (an appetite, appetites)

«appetite» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The feeling of wanting to eat food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#m1)
2. A strong wish or liking for something: an appetite for adventure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons, exercise and fresh air increase your appetite; illness can make you lose your appetite. In stories, a character with a big appetite eats a lot. Phrases: a good appetite, lose your appetite, spoil your appetite, work up an appetite, an appetite for.

### Examples

- Don't eat sweets before dinner or you'll spoil your appetite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x1)
- Swimming always gives me a big appetite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x2)
- When I had the flu, I lost my appetite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x3)
- Our dog has a huge appetite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x4)
- She has an appetite for reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x5)
- Bon appétit — enjoy your meal! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x6)
- “Don’t spoil your appetites, children, with that stuff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/#x7)

### Note

Countable: an appetite. Spelling: appetite has double p. Appetiser (UK) or appetizer (US) is a small dish before the main meal.

## In Jewish tradition

In health and science lessons, exercise and fresh air increase your appetite; illness can make you lose your appetite. In stories, a character with a big appetite eats a lot. Phrases: a good appetite, lose your appetite, spoil your appetite, work up an appetite, an appetite for.

### Examples

- Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x1)
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. (Writings PRO.23.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x2)
- All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. (Writings ECC.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/#x3)

### Note

Countable: an appetite. Spelling: appetite has double p. Appetiser (UK) or appetizer (US) is a small dish before the main meal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appetite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appetite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «appetite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appetite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/appetite.html) on Mova free.