Pains

//peɪnz// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of pain form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort. plural, plural-only

    "Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again."

  3. 3
    plural of PAIN form-of, plural
  4. 4
    plural of PAIN form-of, plural
  5. 5
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of pain form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Pain form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms
adoassiduityassiduousnessattemptcarecorrection

Example

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"It pains me to disagree with your opinion."

Related phrases

at painsgo to painstake great painstake pains

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