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Audio Help [eyk] Pronunciation Key verb, ached, ach·ing, noun
Audio Help [eyk] Pronunciation Key verb, ached, ach·ing, noun –verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached. |
| 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. |
| 4. | a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain). |
[Origin: bef. 900; (v.) ME aken, OE acan; perh. metaphoric use of earlier unattested sense “drive, impel” (cf. ON aka, c. L agere, Gk ágein); (n.) deriv. of the v.]
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intr.v. ached, ach·ing, aches
n.
[Middle English aken, from Old English acan.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
ache (v.)
O.E. acan "to ache, suffer pain," from P.Gmc. *akanan, perhaps from a PIE base *ag-es- "fault, guilt," represented also in Skt. and Gk., perhaps imitative of groaning. The noun is M.E. æche, from O.E. æce, from P.Gmc. *akiz. The verb was pronounced "ake," the noun "ache" (by i-mutation, as in speak-speech) but while the noun changed pronunciation to conform to the verb, the spelling of both was changed to ache c.1700 on a false assumption of a Gk. origin (Gk. akhos "pain, distress").
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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noun | |
| 1. | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
verb | |
| 1. | feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: hurt] |
| 2. | have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| 3. | be the source of pain |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ache [eik] noun
a continuous pain
Example: I have an ache in my stomach.
ache1 [eik] verbExample: I have an ache in my stomach.
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to be in continuous pain
Example: My tooth aches.
ache2 [eik] verbExample: My tooth aches.
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to have a great desire
Example: I was aching to tell him the news.
Example: I was aching to tell him the news.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
ache (āk)
n.
A dull persistent pain. v. ached, ach·ing, aches
To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: 1ache
Pronunciation: 'Ak
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: ached; ach·ing
: to suffer a usuallydull persistent pain
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: 2ache
Function: noun
1 : a usually dull persistent pain
2 : a condition marked by aching
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: AChE
Function: abbreviation
acetylcholinesterase
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Ache
Ache\, n. [OE. ache, AS. [ae]ce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." --Shak. Note: Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Ache
Ache\, n. [OE. ache, AS. [ae]ce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." --Shak. Note: Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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