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ache

[ eyk ]

verb (used without object)

ached, aching.
  1. to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain:

    His whole body ached.

    Synonyms:

  2. to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like:

    Her heart ached for the starving animals.

  3. to feel eager; yearn; long:

    She ached to be the champion. He's just aching to get even.



noun

  1. a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).

ache

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain
  2. to suffer mental anguish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a continuous dull pain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲Բ, adjective
  • ˈ󾱲Բly, adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ache1

before 900; (v.) Middle English aken, Old English acan; perhaps metaphoric use of earlier unattested sense “drive, impel” (compare Old Norse aka, cognate with Latin agere, Greek á𾱲 ); (noun) derivative of the v.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ache1

Old English (vb), æ (n), Middle English aken (vb), ache (n). Compare bake , batch
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Synonym Study

See pain.
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Example Sentences

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And while Selena may have been achingly close to achieving the crossover success of her dreams when she was killed in 1995, the scope of her influence grew in her death.

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There is some talk about how things used to be, in the world and in themselves, and a few aches and pains are mentioned, but age isn’t especially an issue — everyone’s pretty lively.

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Dengue, another virus that can be spread by mosquitoes, can cause high fever, body aches, vomiting and a rash.

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The most common symptoms are extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, brain fog, heart palpitations, dizziness, joint pain and muscle aches.

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But as she starts to bond with the massive, temperamental animal, Iris realizes that Apollo echoes many of the conflicting qualities she associated with Walter: demanding, impossible, achingly soulful.

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