hate

hate1 [ heıt ] verb transitive ***

to dislike someone or something very much:

Go away! I hate you!

After the way he treated me, I really hate that man.

I hate the smell of cigarettes.

a. if you hate something such as a particular situation or activity, you find it unpleasant or upsetting:

Craig hated the idea of her going away.

hate to do something: I hate to lose any game.

hate doing something: Molly hates sitting still and doing nothing.

hate someone/something doing something: She hated the children staying out too late.

hate it when: I hate it when my parents argue.

─ opposite LOVE

hate someone's guts INFORMAL

to hate someone very much

I hate to bother/interrupt/trouble etc. you SPOKEN

a polite way of saying you are sorry for interrupting someone or asking them for something

I hate to say/admit or I hate to tell you

used for showing that you are sorry about what you are going to say, because you think it is unpleasant or you wish it was not true:

I hate to admit it, but Sam may be right.

I hate to say this, but I think you've probably lost your money.

I hate to think SPOKEN

used for emphasizing that you do not want to think about something because it is unpleasant or upsetting:

I hate to think how much money I have spent.

I'd hate (for) someone/something to do something or I'd hate to see someone/something do something

used for saying that a particular situation or event would make you feel unhappy

hate

hate 2 [ heıt ] noun uncount

the feeling of hating someone or something:

She looked at him with eyes full of hate.

─ opposite LOVE