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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“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Pete Hegseth may be the most hated man in Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
“And I felt like I was way more fragile and sensitive and kind of hated that about myself as a kid.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Indiana Fever guard said she had received criticism from people who believed she "hated" transgender people, something she denied.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was not only the mockery in their faces and the cruelty of their words that I hated so much, it was the injustice.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
