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My knee hurt after I bumped it on the chair.
What does Hurt mean?
Hurt means to feel pain or cause pain.
Dictionary definition
Hurt means to cause pain or to feel pain in the body or feelings.
Example sentences
Hurt in a sentence
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Unkind words can hurt someone’s feelings.
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A careful apology can help repair hurt feelings after a mistake.
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Practice 1
What does hurt mean?
Hurt can describe physical pain or emotional pain.
Practice 2
Which word is an antonym of hurt?
Heal is an opposite because it means to become better after pain.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses hurt correctly?
Hurt fits a sentence about feeling pain.
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Partverb, adjective.
MeaningHurt means to feel pain or cause pain.
ExampleExample: My knee hurt after I bumped it on the chair.
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Synonyms
Words like Hurt
acheTo feel a steady pain.
injureTo cause physical pain or damage.
upsetTo make someone feel sad or bothered.
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Word family
Hurt word family
Base word
hurt
verb
hurts
Causes or feels pain now or often.
verb
hurting
Feeling or causing pain.
adjective
hurtful
Causing emotional pain.
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Hint for students
Hurt means to feel pain or cause pain.
Common mix-up
Hurt is not the same as heal. Hurt means hurt means to feel pain or cause pain.
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Read this model sentence: Unkind words can hurt someone’s feelings. Clue words: unkind, words, someone. Underline clue words that show why hurt fits instead of heal. Now write one new sentence that shows hurt without using the word hurt. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show hurt?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Unkind words can hurt someone’s feelings." Why does hurt fit better than heal?
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