Hurt I Hurting Back Extra Examples Feel Verb

• he hurt his back playing squash.
• strong light hurts my eyes.
• did you hurt yourself?
• stop it. you're hurting me.

hurt

Verb Forms

1. to cause physical pain to somebody/yourself; to injure somebody/yourself
• He hurt his back playing squash.
• Strong light hurts my eyes.
• Did you hurt yourself?
• Stop it. You're hurting me.
• No one was seriously hurt in the accident.
• My back is really hurting me today.
• My shoes hurt—they're too tight.

Extra Examples

• I was shaken, but not actually hurt.
• She fell and hurt her leg quite badly.
2. to feel painful
• My feet hurt.
• My head hurts.
• Ouch! That hurt!
• It hurts when I bend my knee.
• It hurts if I move my neck.
• It hurts to breathe.

Extra Examples

• My ankle still hurts quite badly.
• Ouch! It really hurts.
• I knew it was going to hurt—but not that much!
• Does it hurt a lot?
3. to make somebody unhappy or upset
• What really hurt was that he never answered my letter.
• I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
• I didn't want to hurt his feelings.
• It always hurts to lose, especially in the final.
• It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.

Extra Examples

• They never told me why and that really hurt.
• Are you deliberately trying to hurt me?
• Her remarks hurt him deeply.
• I never meant to hurt anyone.
• Why would I want to hurt her?
4. to feel unhappy or upset
• I know you're hurting and I want to help you.
5. to have a bad effect on somebody/something
• Hard work never hurt anyone.
• Many people on low incomes will be hurt by the government's plans.
• High interest rates are hurting the local economy.
6. to be in a difficult situation because you need something, especially money
• His campaign is already hurting for money.
7. to affect somebody where they will feel it most
8. used to say that somebody should do a particular thing
• It wouldn't hurt you to help with the housework occasionally.
9. to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness

Word Origin

• Middle English (originally in the senses ‘ to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from Old French hurter (verb), hurt (noun), perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin.