hurt

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɜːrt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɝt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hûrt)

Inflections of 'hurt' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hurts
v 3rd person singular
hurting
v pres p
hurt
v past
hurt
v past p

Collocations for "hurt"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hurt" in context.

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hurt

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. hurt my [arm, head, finger]
  2. the [fall, blow] hurt his [arm]
  3. [you'll, don't] hurt yourself
  4. the [needle, injection] hurt
  5. the [wound, cut] still hurts (him)
  6. my [arm, stomach] hurts
  7. [honesty, the truth] hurts
  8. it hurts to [swallow, cough, laugh, breathe, walk]
  9. it hurts [when, whenever, every time] I [swallow, pee]
  10. it hurts (me) to [see, know, think]
  11. it hurts that [you don't, I can't]
  12. tell me where it hurts
  13. hurts like [hell, crazy]
  14. hurts [terribly, so much, real bad]
  15. [really, kind of] hurts
  16. this [might, could, will, is going to] hurt
  17. this won't hurt
  18. won't hurt to [check, have, try, ask, take]
  19. doesn't hurt to [check]
  20. doesn't hurt [at all, in the slightest, one bit]
  21. [really, hardly, barely] hurts
  22. hurt [a child, your lover, someone]
  23. hurt [those close to you, your family, your friends]
  24. hurt his [feelings, chances, reputation, business]
  25. hurt or [kill, destroy, injure]
  26. hurt by [falling debris, the accident]
  27. hurt by [his words, the accusations]
  28. hurt at [work, home]
  29. hurt during [the game, work]
  30. was [badly, seriously] hurt [in, when]
  31. hurt in [an accident, a car crash, a car accident]
  32. nobody was hurt [by, in]
  33. [get, got, were, be] hurt or killed
  34. my [stomach, sides] hurt from laughing
  35. hurting for [money, cash, business]
adj
  1. has a hurt [knee, hand, finger]
  2. was badly hurt in the [accident, crash]
  3. before someone gets hurt
  4. [if you find, never approach] a hurt animal
  5. have hurt feelings
  6. had a hurt [look, expression] (on her face)
  7. said in a hurt voice
  8. was (deeply) hurt by [your words, the news]
  9. [trying to, could not] hide her hurt [pride]
n
  1. [suffered, experienced] a big hurt (when)
  2. could hear the hurt in her voice
  3. could see the hurt in his face
  4. [inflict, avoid, minimize] hurt
  5. caused so much hurt
  6. so much hurt and [suffering, pain]
  7. wish I could take away your hurt
'hurt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
afraid - angry - ankle - awful - back - betrayal - blade - blistering - brawl - calf - careful - claw - crab - crush - decade - ear - eight - eye - falling - feeling - fifteen - five - fly - foot - fortunate - forty - four - fourteen - glass - hand - hoof - index - jaw - job - joint - kindness - lamb - laugh - leg - liable - lucky - mate - mean - mercy - mind - miracle - mortar - name - paw - period

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