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- [eyk]
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- /eɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyk]
- /eɪk/
Definitions of ached word
- verb without object ached to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached. 1
- verb without object ached to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like: Her heart ached for the starving animals. 1
- verb without object ached to feel eager; yearn; long: She ached to be the champion. He's just aching to get even. 1
- noun ached a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain). 1
- noun ached Simple past tense and past participle of ache. 1
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Origin of ached
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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 ágein); (noun) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Ached
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ached popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ached usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ached
noun ached
- pained — hurt; injured.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- throbbed — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
verb ached
- longed — a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- desired — wished for
- yearned — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- wanted — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- wished — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
Antonyms for ached
noun ached
- joyed — the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
- comforted — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- eased — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
verb ached
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- helped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?