ached
past simple and past participle ofache
ache
verb[I]
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to have acontinuouspainthat isunpleasantbut not verystrong:
Myhead/tooth/back aches.
I ache/I'm achingall over.
I've got one or two achingmusclesafter yesterday'srun.
to cause pain
- hurtMy leg hurts.
- acheMy legs are still aching from my run yesterday.
- throbMy head throbbed.
- stingHis cheeks stung from the aftershave he'd just put on.
- smartThe smoke was thick, making her eyes smart.
- rubThe clothing is cleverly stitched to prevent the seams rubbing anywhere.
- If you're not used toexerciseyourjointsmay ache the nextday.
- Myarmsache fromcarryingthisbag.
- My back really aches aftermovingthoseheavyboxesaround allday.
- After myexerciseclass, mywholebodyached.
- She's aching andshivering, so I'vesenther tobed.
Pain & painful
- -racked
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- groan
- neuralgia
- painful
- rawness
- sciatic
- sciatica
- sharpness
- sore
- soreness
- sting
- stitch
- tingle
Phrasal verb
ache forsomething
Examplesofached
ached
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When we got off we had a good bit of walking, and my armachedwith holding my things.
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My heart has oftenachedat the thought of the tragedy through which generations of men in those regions have had to pass.
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Honestly, my heartachedfor those people.
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Sides are slightly convex, converge toward a narrowlyachedventer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their bonesachedand dysentery had hit almost every man.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.My head was exploding, my stomach ripping and even the tips of my fingersached.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The publicachedfor change and had none.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It did nt hurt at the time but the next day my headachedand the area around my waist did, too...
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although his leg stillachedwhile he drove, the experience convinced him to return to racing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The airachedwith the pain and joy of loving.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Our heartsachedfor her.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Masao's back emitted smoke andachedsuddenly.
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- Honduran
- Honduras
- hone
- honed
- honest
- honest answer
- honest appraisal
- honest assessment
- honest broker
- honest-broker
- honest businessman
- honest citizen
- honest debate
- honest disagreement
- honest discussion
- honestly
- honest mistake
- honest opinion
- honest person
- honest politician
- honest (to God/goodness)
- honest-to-god-goodness
- honest-to-goodness
- honest-to-goodness
- honesty