Kilo Lingo

/ˈhedeɪk/

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Translation

A pain inside your head.

Word origin

A compound of head and ache; ache comes from Old English acan, to hurt.

Origin
Old English
Root
acan
English cognates
ache

Grammar

Gender
Pluralheadaches

Examples

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In English you "have" a headache; it takes the article a.

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"Gave me a headache" means the music caused the pain.

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A headache "goes away" when the pain stops.

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This word is part of lesson 47.