hate
verb /heɪt/
/heɪt/
not usually used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they hate | /heɪt/ /heɪt/ |
| he / she / it hates | /heɪts/ /heɪts/ |
| past simple hated | /ˈheɪtɪd/ /ˈheɪtɪd/ |
| past participle hated | /ˈheɪtɪd/ /ˈheɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form hating | /ˈheɪtɪŋ/ /ˈheɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to dislike somebody/something very much
- hate somebody/yourself The two boys hated each other.
- Sometimes I really hate him.
- He was her most hated enemy.
- hate something I hate spinach.
- I really hate Monday mornings.
- I hate the way she always criticizes me.
- hate it… He hated it in France (= did not like the life there).
- She's hating it at university.
- hate it when… I hate it when people cry.
- Don't you just hate it when everyone gets the joke except you?
- hate it that… He hated it that she was right.
- hate doing something She hates making mistakes.
- I hate coming home late.
- hate to do something He hated to be away from his family.
- She's a person who hates to make mistakes.
- I hate to see him suffering like this.
- I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there.
- hate somebody/something doing something He hates anyone parking in his space.
- hate somebody/something to do something I'd hate anything to happen to him.
- She would have hated him to see how her hands shook.
- hate for somebody/something to do something I'd hate for all this to go to waste.
- hate somebody/yourself for something The country's police force was widely hated for its brutality.
- hate somebody/yourself for doing something I hated myself for feeling jealous.
- When children are taught to hate, the whole future of society is in danger.
Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / thinkwant / like / love / hate / think- These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive tenses. Stative verbs such as want, like, love, hate and think are sometimes used in informal language to describe a state at a particular moment, or a state that continues for a period of time:
- Why are you wanting a new phone when your current one works perfectly well?
- What shall we do tonight? I’m thinking bowling.
- I’m loving the weather today!
Synonyms hatehate- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
- hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage.
- dislike (rather formal) to not like somebody/something. Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night.
- can’t stand (rather informal) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something:
- I can’t stand his brother.
- She couldn’t stand being kept waiting.
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
- He despised himself for being so cowardly.
- can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:
- I can’t bear having cats in the house.
- loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
- They loathe each other.
- detest (rather formal) to hate somebody/something very much:
- They absolutely detest each other.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsa1, Feelingsa1- He came to hate the town, with its narrow prejudices.
- I absolutely hate cooking.
- She hated the idea of moving to Scotland.
- I hate it when you lose your temper like that.
- He hates violence in any form.
- He was beginning to hate his job.
- I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there.
- I would hate him to think he wasn't welcome here.
- She hated every moment of school.
- I hate the fact that the rich can simply pay for better healthcare.
- Don't you just hate people who are always right?
- For a moment she almost hated him.
- He hated me for standing up to him.
- He was the teacher that we all loved to hate.
- I hated him with a passion.
- They were brought up to hate anyone of a different religion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- particularly
- really
- absolutely
- …
- begin to
- come to
- grow to
- …
- for
- hate it when
- hate to say, see, think, etc.
- [no passive] hate to do something used when saying something that you would prefer not to have to say, or when politely asking to do something
- I hate to say it, but I don't think their marriage will last.
- I'd hate to say how many hours I've spent trying to fix my computer.
- I hate to trouble you, but could I use your phone?
Word OriginOld English hatian (verb), hete (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haten (verb) and German hassen (verb), Hass ‘hatred’.
Idioms
hate somebody’s guts
- (informal) to dislike somebody very much