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4 VERB If you say that someone thirsts for something, you mean that they have a strong desire for it. [LITERARY ] □ [V + for/after ] We all thirst for the same things.

thirsty /θɜː ^r sti/ (thirstier , thirstiest )

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are thirsty , you feel a need to drink something. □  Drink whenever you feel thirsty during exercise. ●  thirsti|ly /θɜː ^r st I li/ ADV [ADV after v] □  The child nodded, drinking her milk thirstily.

2 ADJ If you are thirsty for something, you have a strong desire for it. [LITERARY ] □ [+ for ] People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are.

thir|teen ◆◆◆ /θɜː ^r tiː n/ (thirteens ) NUM Thirteen is the number 13. □  Thirteen people died in the accident.

thir|teenth ◆◆◇ /θɜː ^r tiː nθ/ (thirteenths )

1 ORD The thirteenth item in a series is the one that you count as number thirteen. □  His efforts were rewarded with his thirteenth goal of the seaon.

2 FRACTION A thirteenth is one of thirteen equal parts of something.

thir|ti|eth ◆◆◇ /θɜː ^r tiəθ/ ORD The thirtieth item in a series is the one that you count as number thirty. □  …her thirtieth birthday.

thir|ty ◆◆◆ /θɜː ^r ti/ (thirties )

1 NUM Thirty is the number 30. □  The building was built about thirty years ago.

2 N‑PLURAL When you talk about the thirties , you are referring to numbers between 30 and 39. For example, if you are in your thirties , you are aged between 30 and 39. If the temperature is in the thirties , the temperature is between 30 and 39 degrees.

3 N‑PLURAL The thirties is the decade between 1930 and 1939. □  She became quite a notable director in the thirties and forties.

this ◆◆◆ The determiner is pronounced /ð I s/. In other cases, this is pronounced /ð I s/. 1 DET You use this to refer back to a particular person or thing that has been mentioned or implied. □  Food should be left to stand. During this delay the centre carries on cooking. □  The U.S. suspended a proposed $574 million aid package. Of this amount, $250 million is for military purchases. ● PRON This is also a pronoun. □  I don't know how bad the injury is, because I have never had one like this before.

2 PRON You use this to introduce someone or something that you are going to talk about. □  This is what I will do. I will phone Anna and explain. ● DET This is also a determiner. □  This report is from David Cook of our Science Unit: 'Why did the dinosaurs become extinct?'

3 PRON You use this to refer back to an idea or situation expressed in a previous sentence or sentences. □  You feel that it's uneconomic to insist that people work together in groups. Why is this? ● DET This is also a determiner. □  There have been demands for action to put an end to this situation.

4 DET In spoken English, people use this to introduce a person or thing into a story. □  I came here by chance and was just watching what was going on, when this girl attacked me.

5 PRON You use this to refer to a person or thing that is near you, especially when you touch them or point to them. When there are two or more people or things near you, this refers to the nearest one. □  'If you'd prefer something else I'll gladly have it changed for you.'—'No, this is great.' □  'Is this what you were looking for?' Bradley produced the handkerchief. ● DET This is also a determiner. □  This church was built in the eleventh century.