to hate

/heɪt/

Definition & Meaning of "hate"in English

to hate

VERB

to really not like something or someone

Transitive: to hate sb/sth

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

State verb

Regular

Present tense

hate

3rd person singular

hates

Present participle

hating

Past simple

hated

Past participle

hated

Examples

Can you please stop making that noise? I hate it.

Hate

NOUN

strong dislike for someone or something

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Simple

Uncountable

Plural form

hates

Examples

Sarah could n't hide her hate for the bitter cold weather, longing for warmer days to come.

Lexical Tree

hated

hater

hate

Nearby Words

Definition & Meaning of "hate"in English

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