Kilo Lingo

hurt

/hɜːt/

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Translation

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

Word origin

From Old French hurter, meaning to knock or strike against.

Origin
Old French
Root
hurter

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (hurt, hurts, hurt)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

careful yourself.

"Hurt" means to cause pain.

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"Hurts" is the form used with he, she, or it.

arm .

"Hurt" is also the past form and does not change.

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This word is part of lesson 9.