hungover

«hungover» in Mova's school dictionary: hungover feels ill, tired and has a headache because they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (hungover); noun form hangover (a hangover, hangovers)

meaning for a pupil

Someone who is hungover feels ill, tired and has a headache because they drank too much alcohol the night before. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, adults may be hungover the morning after a party; they often feel sick, sleepy and thirsty. In health and safety lessons, being hungover shows that too much alcohol harms the body. It is informal and often said with humour. Phrases: feel hungover, badly hungover, nurse a hangover.

examples

• Dad looked hungover after the wedding party. tree →
• He was too hungover to eat breakfast. tree →
• She said she would never drink so much again, because being hungover was awful. tree →
• The hungover man asked for water and a dark room. tree →
• My uncle had a hangover on New Year's Day. tree →
• You can't drive safely if you are still affected by drink. tree →

note

Informal adjective, also spelt «hung over». The noun is «hangover». It is about alcohol, not about hanging. A myth says coffee cures a hangover; it does not — only time, water and rest help.

In the corpora

• "Feeling delicate" in Britain is a polite way to say hungover.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hungover» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.