Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ill
IPA transcription: ['ɪl]
Pronunciations of ill
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ill, sick
    Meaning: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
  • Synonyms: ill
    Meaning: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
  • Synonyms: ill
    Meaning: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ailment, complaint, ill
    Meaning: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ill, badly, poorly
    Meaning: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"
Usage examples
  • And ill....
  • "Is she ill?"
  • It will be ill.
  • He must be ill.
  • Well or ill....
  • How ill you are!
  • But he was too ill.
  • They are ill spoken.
  • "I haven't been ill."
  • I left a man ill there.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0