Hurt | Mean of hurt in English Dictionary

/ˈhɚt/

  • Verb
  • to cause pain or injury to (yourself, someone else, or a part of your body)
    1. Be careful with that knife or you could hurt yourself.
    2. Ouch! You're hurting my arm!
    3. I hurt my back (while) carrying a heavy box up the stairs.
    4. She was badly/seriously hurt in a car accident.
    5. My tooth/back still hurts me.
    6. Don't worry about the dog—he wouldn't hurt a fly. [=the dog would never bite or attack anyone; the dog is very gentle]
  • to be a source or cause of pain
    1. My tooth/back hurts (a lot/little).
    2. It hurts [=it is painful] to walk on hot pavement with bare feet.
    3. The injection didn't hurt at all. = It didn't hurt a bit.
    4. Ouch! That hurts!
    5. My arm hurts very badly. = (informally) My arm hurts like hell.
    6. My leg hurt. = (chiefly US) My leg was hurting.
  • to feel physical pain
    1. When I woke up this morning I hurt all over.
  • to make (someone) sad or upset
    1. Their lack of interest in her work hurt her deeply.
    2. You're only hurting yourself by holding a grudge against them.
    3. It hurt me to see her go.
    4. It hurts me to say this [=I don't enjoy saying this], but I just don't think you can do the job.
    5. I can't tell him the meal was bad because I don't want to hurt his feelings. [=hurt him; make him sad or upset]
  • to feel emotional pain or distress
    1. My sister has really been hurting [=has been very upset and unhappy] since her boyfriend left her.
  • to do harm to (someone or something)
    1. The lack of rain has hurt the corn crop.
    2. If we lose this game it will seriously hurt our chances of making the play-offs.
    3. These new regulations will hurt small businesses.
    4. hurt profits/sales
    5. There's no doubt that this scandal has hurt her image.
    6. Would it hurt you to cook dinner for once? = It wouldn't hurt you to cook dinner for once. [=you should cook dinner]
    7. As far as he's concerned, what he doesn't know can't/won't hurt him. [=he would rather not know about something; he thinks that if he does not know about something, he cannot be damaged by it, blamed for it, etc.]
    8. The company needs to cut spending, even if it hurts.
    9. I know he's qualified for the job, but it doesn't hurt [=it helps] that the company president is his mother's best friend.
    10. It wouldn't hurt to try a little harder. [=you should try a little harder]
    11. We may not finish on time, but it won't hurt to try. [=we should try]
    12. “Should I ask her for a job?” “It couldn't/can't hurt (to ask).” [=she may give you a job if you ask]
  • to have many problems
    1. Those poor people are hurting and need our help.
    2. The local economy is hurting right now. [=it is doing poorly]
  • to lack (something needed)
    1. Those children are hurting for attention. [=those children need to be given more attention]
    2. The company is hurting for money right now.
  • to have sympathy or pity for (someone)
    1. I hurt for [=feel for] those poor people.
  • having a physical injury
    1. Those who are most badly/seriously hurt [=injured] will be cared for first.
    2. She has a hurt back.
  • feeling or showing emotional pain
    1. She gave him a hurt look.
    2. hurt [=wounded] pride
    3. I was/felt deeply hurt by their refusal to help. [=I was very sad or upset because they refused to help]
    4. His behavior at the party caused a lot of hurt feelings. [=it made many people upset or sad]
  • Noun
  • mental or emotional pain
    1. Her sympathy eased the hurt he felt after his dog's death.
    2. It takes a long time to get past the hurt [=suffering] of a bitter divorce.
    3. They felt a great hurt after their bitter divorce.
    4. She tried to put past hurts behind her.
  • to injure or damage (someone or something)
    1. If we adopt a more aggressive strategy, we can really put the hurt on our competitors.
    2. They really put a hurt on him. [=hurt/injured him very badly]

Những từ liên quan với HURT

bruise, outrage, punish, injure, ache, damage, impair, sadden, sting, pain, constrain, discomfort, mar, harm, annoy
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