hurt

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep, great

VERB + HURT

▪ feel

▪

the deep hurt that he felt when Jane left him

▪ cause

▪

He knew that he had caused his boyfriend a lot of hurt.

▪ see

▪

I could see the hurt in her eyes.

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verb

1 cause pain/injury

ADVERB

▪ badly, seriously

▪

She fell and hurt her leg quite badly.

▪

No one was seriously hurt in the accident.

▪ actually, physically

▪

I was shaken, but not actually hurt.

▪ slightly

2 be/feel painful

ADVERB

▪ badly, a lot, really

▪

My ankle still hurts quite badly.

▪

Does it hurt a lot?

▪

Ouch! It really hurts.

▪ slightly

VERB + HURT

▪ be going to

▪

I knew it was going to hurt—but not that much!

▪ begin to

3 upset sb

ADVERB

▪ badly, deeply, really, terribly

▪

Her remarks hurt him deeply.

▪

They never told me why and that really hurt.

VERB + HURT

▪ attempt to, try to

▪

Are you deliberately trying to hurt me?

▪ want to

▪

Why would I want to hurt her?

▪ not mean to

▪

I never meant to hurt anyone.

Hurt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑back, ↑ear, ↑eye, ↑knee, ↑lung, ↑muscle, ↑side, ↑throat, ↑word

Hurt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ankle, ↑arm, ↑back, ↑business, ↑chance, ↑credibility, ↑ear, ↑economy, ↑ego, ↑feeling, ↑industry, ↑knee, ↑morale, ↑pride, ↑reputation, ↑sale, ↑tourism

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adj.

1 injured

VERBS

▪ be, look

▪ get

▪

Stop that or you'll get hurt!

ADVERB

▪ badly, seriously

▪

Steve didn't look seriously hurt.

▪ physically

▪ slightly

2 upset

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound

▪ get

ADVERB

▪ deeply, extremely, really, terribly, very

▪ a bit, quite, rather, slightly

PREPOSITION

▪ by

▪

Roy seemed deeply hurt by this remark.

Hurt is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑feeling, ↑leg, ↑look, ↑pride