Emotions / A2

PAYN/peɪn/

Pain is an unpleasant feeling in the body: a sharp pain, in pain, pain in my back. Hurt is usually the verb; ache is a dull ongoing pain; painful is the adjective and a painkiller is medicine. It is uncountable for the idea in general (a lot of pain) and countable for one attack (a sudden pain). Do not say “I have pain my leg” — a pain in my leg / my leg hurts.

Meaning

An unpleasant feeling in your body when you are hurt or ill.

Examples

• “She felt a sharp pain in her knee.”
• “He was in pain after the fall.”
• “This tablet should ease the pain.”

Good to know

a pain in + body part / in pain. Verb: hurt. Adjective: painful.

Near in meaning

ache

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