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hurt for

hurt for verb: to need or crave something vital.

Verb

hurt for (third-person singular simple present hurts for, present participle hurting for, simple past and past participle hurt for)

  1. (US) To need or crave something vital.
    • I'm hurting for a ride home.
  2. (US) To sympathize or empathize with (someone).
    • I hurt for the victims.
    • She was so different then. She had a horror story to tell me about her and Henry. They had twins that were still born. I had hurt for her but she had grown even more cold-hearted than me.2017, Patricia Tidmore, I Serve You Notice, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing, →ISBN

Forms of hurt for

third-person singular presenthurts for
present participlehurting for
past participlehurt for
pasthurt for

Questions about hurt for

What does hurt for mean?
Hurt for means to need or crave something vital.
What part of speech is hurt for?
Hurt for is a verb.
What is the past tense of hurt for?
The past tense of hurt for is hurt for.

Words near hurt for in the dictionary

  1. hursts
  2. Hurstville
  3. Hurstville Grove
  4. hurt
  5. hurt a fly
  6. hurt for
  7. hurt locker
  8. hurt people hurt people
  9. hurt someone's feelings
  10. hurt/comfort
  11. hurtability

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