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pains
We have found lemma(root) word of pains : pain.
Definitions
[peɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury
(e.g: she's in great pain)
- great care or trouble
(e.g: she took pains to see that everyone ate well)
Phrases:
- be at pains to do something
- for one's pains
- no pain, no gain
- on pain of
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’
[peɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause mental or physical pain to
(e.g: it pains me to say this)
Phrases:
- be at pains to do something
- for one's pains
- no pain, no gain
- on pain of
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’
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