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ail
UK /eɪl/ US /eɪl/
verb 2noun 2adj 1
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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