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Definition of pain verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    pain

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//peɪn//
     
    (not used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pain
     
     he / she / it pains
     
     past simple pained
     
     
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  1. 1(formal) to cause someone pain or make them unhappy synonym hurt pain somebody She was deeply pained by the accusation.
  2. 2(old use) The wound still pained him occasionally. it pains somebody to do something It pains me to see you like this. it pains somebody that… It pained him that she would not acknowledge him.
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