hurt

American  

[hurt] / hɜrt /

verb (used with object)

hurt, hurting

1. to cause bodily injury to; injure.

   He was badly hurt in the accident.

2. to cause bodily pain to or in.

   The wound still hurts him.

3. to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc..

   Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof.

   Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.

   Synonyms:

   impair , mar

4. to affect adversely; harm.

   to hurt one's reputation;

   It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.

5. to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve.

   She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.

   Synonyms:

   wound , afflict

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verb (used without object)

hurt, hurting

1. to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress.

   My back still hurts.

   Synonyms:

   ache

2. to cause bodily or mental pain or distress.

   The blow to his pride hurt most.

3. to cause injury, damage, or harm.

4. to suffer want or need.

noun

1. a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.

2. injury, damage, or harm.

3. the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.

   Synonyms:

   slight , cut

4. Heraldry.  a rounded azure.

adjective

1. physically injured.

   The hurt child was taken to the hospital.

2. offended; unfavorably affected.

   hurt pride.

3. suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind.

   Take that hurt look off your face!

4. damaged.

   hurt merchandise.

hurt ¹ British  

/ hɜːt /

verb

1. to cause physical pain to (someone or something)

2. to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)

3. to produce a painful sensation in (someone)

   the bruise hurts

4. informal  (intr) to feel pain

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noun

1. physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering

2. a wound, cut, or sore

3. damage or injury; harm

adjective

1. injured or pained physically or emotionally

   a hurt knee

   a hurt look

hurt ² British  

/ hɜːt, hwɜːt /

noun

1. dialect  another name for whortleberry

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hurt Idioms  

1. see not hurt a fly.

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Usage

And is hurted in the dictionary? Hurted is not listed as a word in this dictionary. It’s not used as the standard past tense of hurt, nor is it commonly used in any other way. (General note: Just because a word doesn’t appear in the dictionary doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “not a word.” Some people may use it, and if enough people eventually start using it, it may be added to the dictionary.)

What’s the past tense of hurt?

The past tense of hurt is simply hurt. Example: I hurt my arm yesterday. Because the past tense is not formed with -ed, it’s an example of an irregular verb. Like hurt, the past tense form of many other irregular verbs is the same as the present tense. Many common ones are also short words that end in t, such as set, hit, cut, shut, put, and quit.

Related Words

See injury.

Other Word Forms

• hurtable adjective
• hurter noun
• unhurt adjective
• unhurting adjective

Etymology

Origin of hurt

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English verb hurten, hirten, herten “to injure, damage, stumble, knock together,” apparently from Old French hurter “to knock (against), oppose” (compare French heurter, originally dialectal), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish unattested hûrt “ram,” cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; noun derivative of the verb

Example Sentences

He wasn’t physically hurt; he still had his family.

From Salon

"So many memories have been lost, but thankfully no-one was hurt," the club said on social media, adding that fire crews had saved the club's "historic stand".

From BBC

"He didn't show any pain but was clearly hurt after the one in the ribs."

From BBC

So, obviously, it hurts at the moment, but with time things will get better.

From BBC

But far from hurting the SEC’s playoff outlook, the Aggies’ upset defeat might actually have bolstered the league’s prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bruise
• damage
• harm
• impair
• injure
• mar
• punish
• sting
• trouble
• wound