CEFR B1

soreness

noun

Meaning

soreness means the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.
The article uses soreness to mean the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

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soreness (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.
The article uses soreness to mean the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
The teacher asked students to find soreness in the reading.

How to Use soreness

a/the soreness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a soreness."
soreness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked soreness in context before translating it."

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