Ache Word Meaning

Etymology:

Old English æce (noun), acan (verb). In Middle English and early modern English the noun was spelled atche and rhymed with ‘batch’ and the verb was spelled and pronounced as it is today. The noun began to be pronounced like the verb around 1700. The modern spelling is largely due to Dr Johnson, who mistakenly assumed its derivation to be from Greek akhos ‘pain’

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

Short Definition:

pain

Examples:

• the ache in her head worsened
• he had stomach ache

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

suffer from a continuous dull pain

Short Definition:

feel dull pain

Examples:

• my legs ached from the previous day's exercise
• I'm aching all over