🇬🇧 Ache meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To ache means to hurt slowly and steadily. It isn’t a sharp, screaming kind of pain, but a quiet, nagging one that doesn’t want to go away. Your body can ache after running a lot, your head can ache if you’re tired or noisy sounds bother you, and even your tummy can ache if you eat way too much cake.

My fingers ache from writing my homework, but somehow they feel totally fine when it’s time to play games.

I practiced my victory dance so much that my shoulders ache and my coolness level dropped to zero.

My brain starts to ache when I see a math problem with more letters than numbers.

My legs ache so badly after gym that they refuse to walk unless there is pizza involved.

Scientists say your muscles ache after hard exercise because tiny fibers repair and grow stronger—so my aching legs are apparently trying to become superheroes.

After a long walk in cold rain, my feet ache and my legs ache. My hands ache from the heavy bag, my eyes ache from the gray light. I find my warm flat, drink hot soup, sit by the bed, and smile as my feet ache less now. I sleep.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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