Kilo Lingo

/peɪn/

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Translation

The bad feeling in your body when you are hurt or ill.

Word origin

From Old French peine, from Latin poena, meaning punishment.

Origin
Old French
Root
peine
English cognates
penalty, punish

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpains

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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This word is part of lesson 13.