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ached

/eɪkt/

ached is the simple past and past participle of ache.

Meaning of ache

Verb

ache (third-person singular simple present aches, present participle aching, simple past ached or (obsolete) oke, past participle ached or (obsolete) oke or (obsolete) aken)

  1. (intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
    • My feet were aching for days after the marathon.
  2. (literary, rare, transitive) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

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Phrases with ached

Words that rhyme with ached

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Questions about ached

What is ached the simple past and past participle of?
Ached is the simple past and past participle of ache.
How do you pronounce ached?
Ached is pronounced /eɪkt/.

Words near ached in the dictionary

  1. Achean
  2. Acheans
  3. Achebe
  4. Achebean
  5. Achebes
  6. ached
  7. ached for
  8. achee
  9. Acheen
  10. achees
  11. acheful

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