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hurts

Pronunciación: [hɜrts]

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Contexto: «physical sensation»

(verb) to feel pain in a part of your body. If you bump your knee or if you have a headache, that means something hurts.

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My head hurts after running outside in the cold.

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I don't feel any pain; nothing hurts today.

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Does your stomach hurt after eating that much ice cream?

Contexto: «emotional sensation»

(verb) to feel sadness or discomfort when someone says or does something unkind. If a friend says something mean, you might feel that it hurts your feelings.

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It hurts my feelings when my friends ignore me.

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She's happy and doesn't feel that anything hurts her today.

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Did your brother's joke hurt your feelings?

Contexto: «impact»

(verb) to cause someone or something to be harmed or made worse. Like if a decision hurts a community or a game hurts a player’s chances to win.

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The new policy really helps the workers and doesn't hurt them in any way.

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The loud noise from the construction hurt the animals in the area.

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Will the rain hurt the crops we planted?

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