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hurt
[ hurt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause bodily injury to; injure:
He was badly hurt in the accident.
- to cause bodily pain to or in:
The wound still hurts him.
- to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.:
Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof.
Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.
Synonyms: ,
- to affect adversely; harm:
to hurt one's reputation;
It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.
- to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve:
She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress:
My back still hurts.
Synonyms:
- to cause bodily or mental pain or distress:
The blow to his pride hurt most.
- to cause injury, damage, or harm.
- to suffer want or need.
noun
- a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- injury, damage, or harm.
- the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.
Synonyms: ,
- Heraldry. a rounded azure.
adjective
- physically injured:
The hurt child was taken to the hospital.
- offended; unfavorably affected:
hurt pride.
- suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind:
Take that hurt look off your face!
- damaged:
hurt merchandise.
hurt
1/ ɜː /
verb
- to cause physical pain to (someone or something)
- to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)
- to produce a painful sensation in (someone)
the bruise hurts
- informal.intr to feel pain
noun
- physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering
- a wound, cut, or sore
- damage or injury; harm
adjective
- injured or pained physically or emotionally
a hurt look
a hurt knee
hurt
2/ ɜː; hwɜːt /
noun
- dialect.another name for whortleberry
Derived Forms
- ˈܰٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰ·· adjective
- ܰ· noun
- ܲ·ܰ adjective
- ܲ·ܰ·ing adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hurt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hurt1
Idioms and Phrases
see not hurt a fly .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They added: "To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt."
Trump's tariffs in 2016 sent a glut of cheap Chinese imports, originally intended for the US, into South East Asia, hurting many local manufacturers.
Mr Mears told people he was close to that he had done "something very bad" and that he had "hurt someone", Mr Jones added.
As one participant said, “I had my eyes open when I voted for Trump that it was going to hurt.”
"Well, anyway, I'm just sorry. I would have been hurt if it had been me and someone in my industry used me and my name, and I saw that, and I'm sorry."
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Is Hurted A 51Թ?
And is hurted in the dictionary?
Hurted is not listed as a word in this dictionary. It’s not used as the standard past tense of hurt, nor is it commonly used in any other way. (General note: Just because a word doesn’t appear in the dictionary doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “not a word.” Some people may use it, and if enough people eventually start using it, it may be added to the dictionary.)
What’s the past tense of hurt?
The past tense of hurt is simply hurt. Example: I hurt my arm yesterday. Because the past tense is not formed with -ed, it’s an example of an . Like hurt, the past tense form of many other irregular verbs is the same as the present tense. Many common ones are also short words that end in t, such as set, hit, cut, shut, put, and quit.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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