| word | ill |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem . In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. I was feeling ill. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause. Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill. I used to work with the mentally ill. She became a nun and cared for the terminally ill for the rest of her life. You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant . She had brought ill luck into her family. He says that he bears no ill feelings towards Johnson. noun Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills . His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills. ...various potions that would cure all ills. Ill is evil or harm. They say they mean you no ill. adverb Ill means the same as 'badly'. The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition. |
| inflections | ills |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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