Word a Day
hate
What does hate mean?
hate (verb): to dislike intensely or greatly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use hate in a sentence?
- As a kid, I used to hate to cycle to school every morning. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- I hate to say it, but I know we're going to lose. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce hate?
/heɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hate come from?
Inherited from Middle English haten, hate, from Old English hatian (“to hate, treat as an enemy”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of hate?
Words related to hate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “hate”?
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What does “hate” mean?
to feel sorry about (any thing)
Not quite: that's what regret means.
to say, state, or perform again
Not quite: that's what repeat means.
to dislike intensely or greatly
Right! That's what “hate” means.
to connect (two or more things)
Not quite: that's what link means.
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