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verb | noun acheache1 /eɪk/ ●●● verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYache1Origin: Old English acan VERB TABLEache |
| Present | I, you, we, they | ache | | he, she, it | aches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ached | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ached | | he, she, it | has ached | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ached | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ache | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ached |
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| Present | I | am aching | | he, she, it | is aching | | you, we, they | are aching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was aching | | you, we, they | were aching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been aching | | he, she, it | has been aching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been aching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be aching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been aching |
► heart ache The sight of those children at their mother’s funeral made my heart ache. THESAURUSfeel pain► hurt to feel pain in a part of your body: My feet hurt. It hurts when I try to move my leg. ► be sore to feel a dull pain in a muscle because it has been injured or used more than usual: I’m always sore the day after I work out at the gym. ► be tender to feel slightly sore or painful when touched: Her knee feels tender where she banged it. ► ache to feel a continuous pain: My back was aching. ► throb to feel pain that gets stronger and weaker in a repeated way: She held her throbbing hand under the cold water. ► burn to hurt with hot pain in your eyes, throat, or skin: Angela had a headache and her throat was burning. ► sting to hurt with a sudden sharp pain in your eyes, throat, or skin: My eyes were stinging from sweat and sunscreen. 1if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, but not very sharp, pain there: Every inch of my body ached after skiing. an aching back► see thesaurus at hurt12ache to do something (also ache for something) to want to do or have something very much: The children ached for attention.3to have a strong unhappy feeling: ache with Sarah ached with sadness for her brother. The sight of those children at their mother’s funeral made my heart ache. [Origin: Old English acan] verb | noun acheache2 ●●● noun [countable] ► dull ache He complained of a dull ache in his right leg. ► aches and pains I have a few aches and pains (=many small pains which you feel at the same time) but no real health problems. THESAURUSthe feeling you have when part of your body hurts► painthe feeling you have when part of your body hurts: An ear infection can cause a lot of pain. He felt a sharp pain in his leg. ► ache pain that continues without stopping, especially one that is not very bad: Josh had a dull ache in his back from moving boxes all day. ► soreness pain in a part of your body that you have used too much or that is infected: When you exercise, your muscles produce lactic acid, and it is this that causes muscle soreness. ► tenderness pain that you feel in a part of your body when it is touched, because it is injured or infected: The medication will help with the swelling and tenderness in your foot. ► twinge a pain that only lasts a short time: Carla felt a twinge in her back as she bent over. ► discomfort formal slight painful or unpleasant feelings in your body: Women who are eight or nine months pregnant often suffer discomfort that prevents them from sleeping. ► throbbing a pain or pressure that comes and goes away in a regular pattern, like the beating of your heart: The throbbing in his ankle was getting slightly better. ► suffering a long period of mental or physical pain that does not go away: When an animal is so sick that it cannot get better, it is best to let it die and end its suffering. ► agony extremely bad pain: During the Civil War, many patients had to suffer through the agony of surgery without anesthetic. 1a continuous pain that is not sharp, for example the pain you feel after you have used part of your body too much: He complained of a dull ache in his right leg. I have a few aches and pains (=many small pains which you feel at the same time) but no real health problems.► see thesaurus at pain12a strong feeling of unhappiness or of wanting something: the ache of his loneliness → see also achy, backache, earache, headache, heartache, stomachache, toothache |