pain is on the Basic English 850 List. page - pain - paint Pronunciation IPA (key): /peɪn/ Audio (US)(file) Homophone: pane Noun Singular pain Plural pains A strong feeling of hurt or discomfort He was in pain, because his leg was broken. Something annoying He wouldn't go away and was a real pain. Verb Plain form pain Third-person singular pains Past tense pained Past participle pained Present participle paining to sadden or hurt It pains him to have to say goodbye. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.