ache
part of speech
noun (an ache, aches); verb (ache, aches, ached, aching)
meaning for a pupil
1) An ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp. tree →
2) To ache is to hurt with a dull, steady pain. tree →
3) To ache for something is to want it very much. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health lessons pupils learn names of aches: headache, toothache, stomach ache, earache, backache, and that a long ache should be told to an adult or a doctor. After sport muscles may ache. In stories a heart aches with sadness. Phrases: aches and pains, my legs ache, ache all over.
examples
- I have a stomach ache. tree →
- My legs ache after the long walk. tree →
- She went to the dentist because of a toothache. tree →
- Tell a grown-up if your ear aches. tree →
- His muscles ached after football. tree →
- My head aches when I don't drink enough water. tree →
- Grandad has aches and pains in his knees. tree →
- Her heart ached when her dog was lost. tree →
- I had head-ache and back-ache, and I cannot tell what aches besides. tree →
note
Pronounced «ake» — the «ch» sounds like «k». Regular verb (ached). Joined words: headache, toothache, earache, backache (often written as one word); «stomach ache» is two words. «I have a headache» (with «a»). An ache is dull and long; a sharp sudden pain is a «pain» or «sting».
In the corpora
- You remember Mia's tummy ache and Chloe's grandma's birthday, and you "lived" a rainy school trip.
- The King, relieved, asks the Queen to question the next witness, as it makes his forehead ache.
- It quite makes my forehead ache!»
- A tummy ache every morning before school can be the body's way of showing worry, so tell your parents and teacher.
- Worry and sadness kept secret for a long time can cause stomach aches, headaches and bad sleep.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ache» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.