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ail
/eɪl/
verb 2noun 2adj 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
alone
AIL + NOUN
hv, m, tamamil, thee
Definitions
verb
1
To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
What aileth thee, Hagar?
2
To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
When he ails ever so little […] he is so peevish.
noun
1
An ailment; trouble; illness.
adj
1
Painful; troublesome.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
Wiktionary02
What aileth thee, Hagar?
Wiktionary03
Not content with having in 1996 put a Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the statue book, Congress has now begun to hold hearings on a Respect for Marriage Act. Defended, respected: what could possibly
Wiktionary04
O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, alone and palely loitering?
Tatoeba · #45228005
Bu soyqırımı aktı nəticəsində 8 ailə tamamilə məhv edildi, 25 uşaq hər iki valideynini, 130 uşaq isə valideynlərindən birini itirdi.
Tatoeba · #13330092Usage Notes
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