hate
verb (used with object)
to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
hated
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past participleof hate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hateverb (used with object)to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
Example Sentences
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His parents covered the rental cost while he paid for gas, but he hated sitting in traffic, parking and feeling disconnected from the city.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
But here’s one example: Before I had electrolysis to remove my facial hair, I hated seeing and feeling the stubble on my face.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
I thought of my father, who hated every boat he ever owned—a feeling that went both ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Asked about the impact of AI, she said she believed the industry was doing a "really great job" at rejecting it, because players hated it.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
They both remembered how much their mother had hated Anastasia's gerbils.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
