The verb ail means to be sick or unwell or cause to be so. If you feel a general malaise, someone may ask what ails you, though you may just need a vacation from work or school.
To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown;
Noun
aromatic bulb used as seasoning
Verb
cause bodily suffering to
Verb
be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
v. t.
To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or
mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some
uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man?
I know not what ails him.
v. i.
To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be
ill or indisposed or in trouble.
n.
Indisposition or morbid affection.
Ail
What aileth thee, Hagar?
Ail
When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish.
Ail
To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown;
To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.
Indisposition or morbid affection.
Usage Examples
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