wound

wound is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

noun, verb 1

• enPR: wo͞ond
• IPA: /wuːnd/
• SAMPA: /wu:nd/

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verb 2

• Template:UKUS IPA: /waʊnd/, SAMPA: /waUnd/
• (US) IPA: /wæwnd/

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Noun

Singular wound

Plural wounds

A small wound

1. A wound is a cut in skin with pain and blood, a burn, or other similar mark on someone's body. <> ciwo, rauni.

   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 (yanzu) wound

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) wounds

Past tense (ya wuce) wounded

Past participle (ya wuce) wounded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) wounding

1. (transitive) When you wound someone, you cause an injury (a wound) to the person. <> yi wa wani rauni.

   The sharp blade wounded the man.

Verb 2

Plain form wind

Third person singular winds

Simple past wound

Past participle wound

Present participle winding

1. The past tense and past participle of wind. <> janyo da naɗa abu kamar igiya.

   He wound the rope around the post.