wound

wound is on the Basic English 850 List.

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Pronunciation

noun, verb 1

• enPR: wo͞ond, IPA ^(key): /wuːnd/
• SAMPA: /wu:nd/

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verb 2

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /waʊnd/, SAMPA: /waUnd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /wæwnd/

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Noun

Singular wound

Plural wounds

1. (countable) A wound is a cut in skin with pain and blood, a burn, or other similar mark on someone's body.

   I dropped a knife on my foot, but the wound was minor, so I didn't need to go to the hospital.

Verb 1

Plain form wound

Third-person singular wounds

Past tense wounded

Past participle wounded

Present participle wounding

1. (transitive) When you wound someone, you cause an injury (a wound) to the person.

   The sharp blade wounded the man.

Verb 2

Plain form wind

Third-person singular winds

Past tense wound

Past participle wound

Present participle winding

1. The past tense and past participle of wind.

   He wound the rope around the post.