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pronunciation:
heIt
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
inflections: hates, hating, hated
definition: When you hate something, you think it is terrible. You don't like it, and your feeling about it is very strong.
Everybody in my family likes chicken except my brother. He hates it, and my mom can't do anything to make him eat it.
antonyms:
like, love
similar words:
dislike
 
part of speech: noun
definition: Hate is a very strong feeling. When you feel hate for a thing, you think it is so bad that you wish it did not exist. When you feel hate for a person, you have very bad feelings towards them. Sometimes they fill you with a lot of anger. Sometimes hate makes people do bad things to other people. Hate is a strong feeling, but it can come and go. Sometimes we feel hate for just a short time.
Jack felt hate towards his sister when she kicked his sandcastle and laughed at him. He felt better later when she said she was sorry and helped him make a new one.Maria's mother says there is too much hate between people in the world. She wishes there were more love.
 
antonyms:
love
similar words:
dislike
derivation: hated (adj.)
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