Meaning
9 sensesIn poor health; ill.
We have to care for the sick.
хво́рийxvóryj
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
Having an urge to vomit.
My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.
having a strong distaste from surfeit
(colloquial)Mentally unstable, disturbed.
You sick bastard!
durch den Wind
больно́йbolʹnój
(colloquial)In bad taste.
That’s a sick joke.
übel, krank
[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
(slang)Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
This tune is sick.
He showed off his sick surfing skills.
geisteskrank, krank, sick
In poor condition.
sick building syndrome; my car is looking pretty sick; my job prospects are pretty sick
übel
Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
Examples
3473 sentencesThe dog seems to be sick.
Собака, здається, хворий.
ruСобака, похоже, больна.
deDer Hund scheint krank zu sein.
Excuse me, but I feel sick.
Перепрошую, але я себе не дуже добре почуваю.
My mother is sick in bed.
Моя мама у ліжку, хворіє.
deMeine Mutter liegt krank im Bett.
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.
I know why Tom got sick.
Я знаю, чому Том захворів.
ruЯ знаю, почему Том заболел.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English sik, sike, seek, seke, seok, from Old English sēoc (“sick, ill”), fromFrom 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, sickestSynonyms
162 synonyms- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function:ill
- having a strong distaste from surfeit:disgustedfed upsick oftired of
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble:palepallidwan
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit:nauseatednauseousqueasysickish
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror:ghastlygrimgrislygruesomemacabre
- affected with madness or insanity:brainsickcrazydementeddisturbedmadunbalancedunhinged
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
87 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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