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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What's the difference in meaning of the underlined word 'hurt'?
I often hear the word 'hurt' in many love songs, and it is used to mean different things. Let me give the following sentences as examples. What's the difference in meaning of the underlined words?
My girlfriend is hurting inside. She hurts inside.
What you've said hurts. It hurts.
What you've said hurts me. It hurts me.
It hurts me to see you go.
Does it hurt to see me go?
Does it hurt you to see me go?
My girlfriend is hurting inside. She hurts inside.
What you've said hurts. It hurts.
What you've said hurts me. It hurts me.
It hurts me to see you go.
Does it hurt to see me go?
Does it hurt you to see me go?
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Rommel What's the difference in meaning of the underlined words? There is no significant difference. In these contexts 'hurt' refers to emotional pain, not to physical pain.
- Rommel What's the difference in meaning of the underlined words?
- There is no significant difference.
- In these contexts 'hurt' refers to emotional pain, not to physical pain.
- The constructions and their meanings are the same as when 'hurt' is used to refer to physical pain.
- to hurt 1 to feel pain 2 to cause someone else to feel pain CJ
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RommelWhat's the difference in meaning of the underlined words?There is no significant difference. In these contexts 'hurt' refers to emotional pain, not to physical pain. The constructions and their meanings are the same as when 'hurt' is used to refer to physical pain.
to hurt
1 to feel pain
2 to cause someone else to feel pain
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