hurt

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hû(r)t, IPA ^(key): /hɜːt/
• (US) enPR: hûrt, IPA ^(key): /hɝt/

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Verb

Plain form hurt

Third-person singular hurts

Past tense hurt

Past participle hurt

Present participle hurting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If a person hurts someone or something, they damage them or make them feel pain.

   Don't hurt your brother or I'll send you to your room.

2. If someone is hurt, they feel pain.

   I've been hurting ever since I fell from the roof.

3. The past tense and past participle of hurt.

Adjective

Positive hurt

Comparative more hurt

Superlative most hurt

1. If someone is hurt, they are wounded or in pain.

   He got hurt skiing last week when he fell.

Noun

Singular hurt

Plural hurts

1. (countable & uncountable) A hurt is a wound or other damage that causes pain.