Meaning

9 senses
  1. In poor health; ill.

    We have to care for the sick.

    хво́рийxvóryj

  2. In poor health; ill.

    [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).

    She was sick all day with the flu.

    sick with a cold—sick with contagious diseases—sick with sciatica—sick with love—sick with worry

  3. Having an urge to vomit.

    My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.

    having a strong distaste from surfeit

  4. (colloquial)Mentally unstable, disturbed.

    You sick bastard!

    durch den Wind

    больно́йbolʹnój

  5. (colloquial)In bad taste.

    That’s a sick joke.

    übel, krank

  6. [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).

    sick and tired of the whining—sick of waiting—'sick of politics

    I’ve heard that song on the radio so many times that I’m starting to get sick of it.

    leid, es satthaben

  7. (slang)Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.

    This tune is sick.

    He showed off his sick surfing skills.

    geisteskrank, krank, sick

  8. In poor condition.

    sick building syndrome; my car is looking pretty sick; my job prospects are pretty sick

    übel

  9. Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.

Examples

3473 sentences
  1. The dog seems to be sick.

    Собака, здається, хворий.

    ruСобака, похоже, больна.

    deDer Hund scheint krank zu sein.

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  2. Excuse me, but I feel sick.

    Перепрошую, але я себе не дуже добре почуваю.

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  3. My mother is sick in bed.

    Моя мама у ліжку, хворіє.

    deMeine Mutter liegt krank im Bett.

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  4. Because he's sick, he can't come.

    Він не зможе прийти, тому що він хворий.

    ruОн не сможет прийти, потому что болен.

    deWeil er krank ist, kann er nicht kommen.

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  5. I know why Tom got sick.

    Я знаю, чому Том захворів.

    ruЯ знаю, почему Том заболел.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ill, used as a substantive: sick people, collectively:
Русский
By meaning 1
colloquial: mentally unstable, disturbed:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
colloquial: mentally unstable, disturbed:
colloquial: in bad taste:
tired (of), annoyed (by):
slang: very good, excellent:

Origin

From Middle English sik, sike, seek, seke, seok, from Old English sēoc (“sick, ill”), from

From Middle English sik, sike, seek, seke, seok, from Old English sēoc (“sick, ill”), from Proto-West Germanic *seuk, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (“to be troubled or grieved”).

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Forms

sicker, sickest
Comparativesicker Lesson
Superlativesickest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

162 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

87 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • sick in bed
  • has been sick
  • get sick
  • been sick in
  • sick and tired
  • was sick so
  • too sick to
  • called in sick
  • been sick for
  • isn't really sick
  • was feeling sick
  • is very sick

See also

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