be badly hurt

  • 1badly — [[t]bæ̱dli[/t]] ♦♦♦ worse, worst 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly... The whole project was badly managed... The coalition did worse… …

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  • 2hurt — I adj. insulted 1) deeply hurt injured 2) badly hurt II v. 1) to hurt badly, seriously; deeply; slightly 2) (R) it hurts me to cough; it hurts me to see her ruin her life * * * [hɜːt] deeply it hurts me to see her ruin her life seriously slightly …

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  • 3hurt — I UK [hɜː(r)t] / US [hɜrt] verb Word forms hurt : present tense I/you/we/they hurt he/she/it hurts present participle hurting past tense hurt past participle hurt *** 1) [intransitive] to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after… …

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  • 4badly — bad|ly [ bædli ] (comparative worse [ wɜrs ] ; superlative worst [ wɜrst ] ) adverb *** 1. ) in a way that is not skillful, effective, or successful: She spoke French so badly I couldn t understand her. a badly organized meeting do badly… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5hurt — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hurts, hurting, hurt 1) VERB If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself. [V pron refl] Yasin had seriously hurt himself while trying to escape from the police... [V n] He …

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  • 6hurt — 1 verb past tense and past participle hurt 1 (I, T) if a part of your body hurts, you feel pain in it: My back hurts. | it hurts: Where does it hurt? | hurt sb: My shoulder s really hurting me. | hurt like hell (=hurt very much) 2 (T) if you hurt …

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  • 7badly */*/*/ — UK [ˈbædlɪ] / US adverb Word forms badly : comparative worse UK [wɜː(r)s] / US [wɜrs] superlative worst UK [wɜː(r)st] / US [wɜrst] 1) in a way that is not skilful, effective, or successful She spoke French so badly I couldn t understand her. a… …

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  • 8hurt*/*/*/ — [hɜːt] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb I 1) to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after skiing all day.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to cause someone physical pain or injury You re hurting my arm![/ex] These new boots hurt.[/ex] Don t …

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  • 9hurt — hurt1 [ hɜrt ] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cause physical pain or injury: You re hurting my arm! These new boots hurt. hurt yourself doing something: Don t hurt yourself exercising. a ) to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10hurt — hurtable, adj. hurter, n. /herrt/, v., hurt, hurting, n., adj. v.t. 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… …

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