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• pain — I n. sensation of suffering 1) to cause pain 2) to inflict pain on 3) to bear, endure, stand, take pain (she cannot stand any pain) 4) to feel, experience, suffer pain (she experienced constant pain) 5) to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pain*/*/*/ — [peɪn] noun [C/U] I 1) a bad feeling in part of your body when you are hurt or become ill An old injury was causing him intense pain.[/ex] He heard Leo scream in pain.[/ex] I don t think she s in any pain.[/ex] I m having terrible pains in my… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• soothe — [su:ð] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: sothian to prove the truth , from soth true ] 1.) to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry ▪ Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. ▪ She made a cup of tea to soothe her nerves.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• soothe something away — ˈsoothe sthaway derived to remove a pain or an unpleasant feeling • The pain can be soothed away with massage. • She quickly soothed away his fears. Main entry: ↑soothederived …   Useful english dictionary

• soothe — I verb allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, attemper, balm, becalm, blunt, calm, comfort, compose, deaden, dulcify, dull, ease, free from anxiety, free from pain, give relief, humor, hush, lenify, lenire, lessen, lull, mitigate,… …   Law dictionary

• soothe — ► VERB 1) gently calm. 2) relieve (pain or discomfort). DERIVATIVES soother noun soothing adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «verify, show to be true», from SOOTH(Cf. ↑sooth) …   English terms dictionary

• soothe — [so͞oth] vt. soothed, soothing [ME sothen < OE sothian, to bear witness to, prove true < soth: see SOOTH] 1. to make calm or composed, as by gentle treatment, flattery, etc.; appease; mollify 2. to allay or relieve (pain, an ache, etc.);… …   English World dictionary

• soothe — [[t]su͟ːð[/t]] soothes, soothing, soothed 1) VERB If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer. [V n] He would take her in his arms and soothe her... [V n] It did not take long for the central bank to soothe investors… …   English dictionary

• soothe — 01. A good hot bath will help to [soothe] those sore muscles. 02. The smell of her perfume [soothed] and relaxed him, and he soon fell asleep. 03. The mother stroked her baby s back to [soothe] him, and put him to sleep. 04. The father held his… …   Grammatical examples in English

• pain — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, agonizing, awful, blinding, excruciating, extreme, great, immense, intense, severe …   Collocations dictionary

• pain — I UK [peɪn] / US noun Word forms pain : singular pain plural pains *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a… …   English dictionary