hurt

🇺🇸 /hɜːrt/ 🇬🇧 /hɜːt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
A2

to cause pain or injury

Be careful not to hurt yourself with that knife.

A2

to feel pain

My leg hurts when I walk.

B1

to make someone feel sad or upset

His words hurt me deeply.

R

to feel sad or upset

I know you're hurting after the argument.

R

to harm or damage something

Bad weather can hurt crop growth.

R

to need something badly, especially money

The charity is hurting for donations to continue their work.

adjective
A2

injured or in pain

The hurt bird couldn't fly away.

B1

feeling sad or upset

She looked hurt when they forgot her birthday.

noun
R

a feeling of sadness from unkind treatment

The hurt from his betrayal lasted for years.

translation

v. to cause pain or injury; to feel pain; to make someone feel sad or upset; to feel sad or upset; to harm or damage something; to need something badly, especially money
adj. injured or in pain; feeling sad or upset
n. a feeling of sadness from unkind treatment

Word Forms

Progressive hurting
3rd Present hurts
Plural hurts