Meaning
The bad feeling in your body when you are hurt or ill.
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Word origin
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, meaning punishment.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- peine
- English cognates
- penalty, punish
Grammar
Examples
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"A pain in" is followed by the part of the body that hurts.
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Here "pain" is uncountable, so it has no plural.
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"Pain" can also be a bad feeling in your heart, not your body.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 6: pain, leg, worth and 7 more words.