word choice - “I am hungry/hunger of/for knowledge”



I am not sure which one is the correct one:



A: I am hungry of knowledge.
B: I hunger of knowledge.
C: I am hungry for knowledge.
D: I hunger for knowledge.



But my feeling says that A and B are the correct ones.



Answer



The correct preposition is for. One is hungry for knowledge. One can also hunger for it.


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