# pains

Pronunciation: say "PAYNZ" /peɪnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of pain. — plural of pain
   - Simple: Plural of pain. Use this when talking about more than one ache or hurt.
   - _The pains in her joints kept her awake most of the night._
   - _Sharp pains shot through his chest as he climbed the stairs._
2. Careful effort or trouble taken to do something thoroughly and well.
   - Simple: Careful effort and trouble that you take to do something well.
   - _She took great pains to make sure every guest felt welcome._
   - _The editor went to enormous pains to get every detail right._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of pain. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pain
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of pain. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _It pains me to leave the party so soon._
   - _Her absence still pains the whole family._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pains (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).