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Collocations for hurt - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, great

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VERB + hurt

feel
the deep hurt that he felt when Jane left him
cause
He knew that he had caused his boyfriend a lot of hurt.
see
I could see the hurt in her eyes.

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Collocations for hurt - verb

1. cause pain/injury

ADVERB

badly, seriously
She fell and hurt her leg quite badly.
No one was seriously hurt in the accident.
actually, physically
I was shaken, but not actually hurt.
slightly

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2. be/feel painful

ADVERB

badly, a lot, really
My ankle still hurts quite badly.
Does it hurt a lot?
Ouch! It really hurts.
slightly

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VERB + hurt

be going to
I knew it was going to hurt—but not that much!
begin to

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3. upset sb

ADVERB

badly, deeply, really, terribly
Her remarks hurt him deeply.
They never told me why and that really hurt.

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VERB + hurt

attempt to, try to
Are you deliberately trying to hurt me?
want to
Why would I want to hurt her?
not mean to
I never meant to hurt anyone.

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Hurt is used with these nouns as the subject:
back, ear, eye, knee, lung, muscle, side, throat, word

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Hurt is used with these nouns as the object:
ankle, arm, back, business, chance, credibility, ear, economy, ego, feeling, industry, knee, morale, pride, reputation, sale, tourism

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Collocations for hurt - adj.

1. injured

VERBS

be, look
get
Stop that or you'll get hurt!

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ADVERB

badly, seriously
Steve didn't look seriously hurt.
physically
slightly

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2. upset

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound
get

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ADVERB

deeply, extremely, really, terribly, very
a bit, quite, rather, slightly

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PREPOSITION

by
Roy seemed deeply hurt by this remark.

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Hurt is used with these nouns:
expression, feeling, leg, look, pride

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