Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Painful; troublesome.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. What ails you?

    Що тебе засмучує? — deniko

    ruЧто тебя беспокоит? — marafon

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  2. The ailing aunt let out a sigh.

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  3. My heart, the poor thing, is ailing.

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  4. I know the cure for what ails you.

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  5. What's ailing you?

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English eyle, eile, from Old English eġle (“hideous, loathsome, hate

Inherited from Middle English eyle, eile, from Old English eġle (“hideous, loathsome, hateful, horrid, troublesome, grievous, painful”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aglus, “hard, difficult”).

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Forms

ailer/more ail, ailest/most ail
Comparativeailer / more ail Lesson
Superlativeailest / most ail Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aidB1aideaikidoaileronailmentaimB1
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