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ail
to feel ill; to make uneasy: What ails him?
Not to be confused with:
ale – a fermented alcoholic beverage: Order me a mug of ale.
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(āl)v. ailed, ail·ing, ails
v.intr.
To feel ill or have pain: has been ailing for weeks.
v.tr.
To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble.
[Middle English eilen, from Old English eglian, from egle, troublesome.]
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(eɪl)vb
1. (tr) to trouble; afflict
2. (intr) to feel unwell
[Old English eglan to trouble, from egle troublesome, painful, related to Gothic agls shameful]
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(eɪl)v.t.
1. to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
v.i. 2. to be unwell; feel pain; be ill.
[before 950; Middle English ail, eilen, Old English eglan to afflict]
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Past participle: ailed
Gerund: ailing
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| Noun | 1. |  ail - aromatic bulb used as seasoning flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts garlic clove, clove - one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb Allium sativum, garlic - bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves |
| Verb | 1. | ail - be ill or unwell |
| 2. | ail - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
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verb
1. (Literary) trouble, worry, bother, distress, pain, upset, annoy, irritate, sicken, afflict, be the matter with a debate on what ails the industry
2. be ill, be sick, be unwell, feel unwell, be crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), be indisposed, be or feel off colour He is said to be ailing at his home in the country.
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Translations
يُزعِجيَمْرَض، يُصَاب بِوَعْكَة، يَتَوَجَّع
churavěttrápit
plageskrante
angravera sjúkur, òjást
kankintinegalavimasnegaluotineraminti
kaitētsāpētsirgtslimot
hastalanmakrahatsız etmekrahatsızlanmak
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(eil) verb1. to be ill. The old lady has been ailing for some time.
2. to trouble. What ails you?
ˈailment noun an illness, usually not serious or dangerous. Children often have minor ailments.
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