ache
see also: Ache
Pronunciation Verb
Ache
Proper noun
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see also: Ache
Pronunciation Verb
ache (aches, present participle aching; past ached, past participle ached)
- (intransitive) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- circa 1593 Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene V:
- Fie, how my bones ache!
- circa 1593 Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene V:
- (transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
- French: faire mal, avoir mal
- German: weh tun, schmerzen
- Italian: penare, patire, tribolare, soffrire
- Portuguese: doer
- Russian: боле́ть
- Spanish: doler, sufrir
ache (plural aches)
- Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
- circa 1610 Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene II:
- Fill all thy bones with aches.
- circa 1610 Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene II:
- French: douleur
- German: Schmerz
- Italian: dolore, malanno, malessere
- Portuguese: dor
- Russian: боль
- Spanish: dolor
ache (plural aches)
(obsolete) parsley
ache (plural aches)
- Rare spelling of aitch#English|aitch.
Ache
Proper noun
- A language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.
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