ill
Not well; imperfectly, badlyNot well; imperfectly, badly
» She always speaks ill of others.
Sie spricht immer schlecht über andere. — Esperantostern
Она всегда говорит плохо о других. — Lenin_1917
Вона завжди говорить погане про інших. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesNot well; imperfectly, badly
Such jealousy ill becomes her; she can ill afford another gaffe like that.
- (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
- with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
- unfavorably or with disapproval
Examples
1215 sentencesShe always speaks ill of others.
Вона завжди говорить погане про інших. — aandrusiak
ruОна всегда говорит плохо о других. — Lenin_1917
deSie spricht immer schlecht über andere. — Esperantostern
He looks as if he had been ill.
Він, здається, хворів. — triantafillou
deEr sieht so als, als wäre er krank gewesen. — MUIRIEL
She could not come because she was ill.
Вона не змогла прийти, бо хвора. — aandrusiak
ruОна не смогла прийти, потому что была больна. — soniamiku
deSie konnte wegen ihrer Krankheit nicht kommen. — xtofu80
He seemed to have been ill.
Він виглядав хворим. — anastasishko
deEr schien krank gewesen zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I didn't know she was ill.
Я не знав, що вона хвора. — shanghainese
ruЯ не знал, что она больна. — shanghainese
deIch wusste nicht, dass sie krank war. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ille (“evil; wicked”), from Old Norse íllr (adjective), ílla (adverb),From Middle English ille (“evil; wicked”), from Old Norse íllr (adjective), ílla (adverb), ílt (noun), from Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ- (whence Latin ulcus (“sore”), Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), Sanskrit अर्शस् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”)).
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Forms
worse/more ill, worst/most illSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
53 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- ill at ease
- speak ill of
- ill of others
- is mentally ill
- mentally ill
- is seriously ill
- seriously ill
- speak ill
- felt ill at
- terminally ill
- had been ill
- felt ill