ache (?k)intr.v. ached, ach·ing, aches 1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain.2. To feel sympathy or compassion: ached for his heartbroken friend.3. To yearn or long: refugees who ached for their homeland.n.1. A dull, steady pain. See Synonyms at pain.2. A painful sorrow.3. A longing or desire.[Middle English aken, from Old English acan.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ache (e?k) vb (intr) 1. to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain2. to suffer mental anguishna continuous dull pain[Old English ?can (vb), æce (n), Middle English aken (vb), ache (n). Compare bake, batch] ?aching adj ?achingly advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ache (e?k) v. ached, ach?ing, n. v.i. 1. to have or suffer a continuous dull pain. 2. to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like: His heart ached for the starving animals. 3. to feel painful eagerness; yearn; long: She ached to be the champion. n. 4. a continuous dull pain. [before 900; Old English acan] ach?ing?ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.achePast participle: achedGerund: achingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeacheachePresentI acheyou achehe/she/it acheswe acheyou achethey achePreteriteI achedyou achedhe/she/it achedwe achedyou achedthey achedPresent ContinuousI am achingyou are achinghe/she/it is achingwe are achingyou are achingthey are achingPresent PerfectI have achedyou have achedhe/she/it has achedwe have achedyou have achedthey have achedPast ContinuousI was achingyou were achinghe/she/it was achingwe were achingyou were achingthey were achingPast PerfectI had achedyou had achedhe/she/it had achedwe had achedyou had achedthey had achedFutureI will acheyou will achehe/she/it will achewe will acheyou will achethey will acheFuture PerfectI will have achedyou will have achedhe/she/it will have achedwe will have achedyou will have achedthey will have achedFuture ContinuousI will be achingyou will be achinghe/she/it will be achingwe will be achingyou will be achingthey will be achingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been achingyou have been achinghe/she/it has been achingwe have been achingyou have been achingthey have been achingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been achingyou will have been achinghe/she/it will have been achingwe will have been achingyou will have been achingthey will have been achingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been achingyou had been achinghe/she/it had been achingwe had been achingyou had been achingthey had been achingConditionalI would acheyou would achehe/she/it would achewe would acheyou would achethey would achePast ConditionalI would have achedyou would have achedhe/she/it would have achedwe would have achedyou would have achedthey would have achedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011