ail
To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflictTo cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
» What ails you?
Что тебя беспокоит?
Что вас беспокоит?
Що тебе засмучує?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)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.
weh tun, plagen
трево́житьtrevóžitʹ, беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ
(intransitive)To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
kränklich sein, leiden, krank sein
боле́тьbolétʹ, недомога́тьnedomogátʹ
be ill or unwell
Examples
10 sentencesWhat ails you?
Що тебе засмучує?
ruЧто тебя беспокоит?
The ailing aunt let out a sigh.
My heart, the poor thing, is ailing.
I know the cure for what ails you.
What's ailing you?
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”).
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Forms
ails, ailing, ailed, ailedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle