Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hete; akin to Old High German haz hate, Greek kEdos care
Pronunciation : hAt
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. extreme dislike, detestation. dislike very strongly. hate\hate\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. hated; p. pr. & pr. & vb. n. hating.] [oe. haten, hatien, as. hatian; akin to os. hatan, hat n to be hostile to, d. haten to hate, ohg. hazz n, hazz n, g. hassen, icel. & sw. hata, dan. hade, goth. hatan, hatian. . cf. hate, n., heinous.].
2. to have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy. whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. ii.
3. 2. to be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted. i hate that he should linger here.
4. (script.) to love less, relatively. iv. 26.
5. To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
6. To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.
7. To love less, relatively.
8. Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; opposed to love. the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians".
9. 1. If you hate someone or something, you have an extremely strong feeling of dislike for them. Most people hate him, but they don't dare to say so, because he still rules the country = detest, loathe ¡Ù love Hate is also a noun. I was 17 and filled with a lot of hate = hatred + hated hat·ed He's probably the most hated man in this county. = detested.
10. If you say that you hate something such as a particular activity, you mean that you find it very unpleasant. Ted hated parties, even gatherings of people he liked individually He hates to be interrupted during training He hated coming home to the empty house I hate it when people accuse us of that I would hate him to think I'm trying to trap him She hates me having any fun and is quite jealous and spoiled. = dislike ¡Ù love, like.
11. politeness You can use hate in expressions such as `I hate to trouble you' or `I hate to bother you' when you are apologizing to someone for interrupting them or asking them to do something. I hate to rush you but I have another appointment later on.
12. feelings You can use hate in expressions such as `I hate to say it' or `I hate to tell you' when you want to express regret about what you are about to say, because you think it is unpleasant or should not be the case. I hate to admit it, but you were right.
13. to hate someone's guts: see:
gut.
14. emphasis You can use hate in expressions such as `I hate to see' or `I hate to think' when you are emphasizing that you find a situation or an idea unpleasant. I just hate to see:
you doing this to yourself.
15. You can use hate in expressions such as `I'd hate to think' when you hope that something is not true or that something will not happen. I'd hate to think my job would not be secure if I left it temporarily. an angry unpleasant feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them = hatred  love.
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