ill
gb/ˈɪl/ us/ˈɪl/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
A2
state
1
Physically sick or unwell
Not feeling well because of sickness.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] feels ill
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ill' with 'injured'. 'Ill' refers to sickness, not physical harm from an accident.
పర్యాయపదాలు
sick ('Sick' is more common in American English, while 'ill' is slightly more formal in British English.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
healthy ('Healthy' describes being in good physical condition, the opposite of being ill.)
పదకలయికలు
feel ill
|become ill
|fall ill
|seriously ill
|critically ill
విషయాలు
health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She has been feeling ill since yesterday.
- He became ill after eating the seafood.
- The children were ill with the flu.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I feel ill today.
- He is very ill and cannot go to work.
- My sister became ill after the trip.
adjective
B2
property
2
Harmful or damaging
Causing bad results or problems.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] has ill effects
పర్యాయపదాలు
harmful ('Harmful' is more common in everyday use; 'ill' is often used in set phrases.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
beneficial ('Beneficial' means producing good results, the opposite of harmful.)
పదకలయికలు
ill effects
|ill consequences
|ill influence
విషయాలు
society
|problems
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The policy had ill effects on the economy.
- Smoking has many ill consequences for your health.
- He fell under the ill influence of a bad crowd.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Too much sugar has ill effects on health.
- Bad friends can have an ill influence.
- The storm had ill results for the farmers.
adverb
B2
property
3
Badly or poorly
Doing something in a bad way.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] [does something] ill
పర్యాయపదాలు
badly ('Badly' is more common; 'ill' is formal or used in fixed phrases.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
well ('Well' means in a good way, the opposite of badly.)
పదకలయికలు
ill prepared
|ill treated
|ill suited
విషయాలు
communication
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He was ill prepared for the exam.
- The workers were ill treated by their employer.
- She was ill suited to the role.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He was ill prepared for the trip.
- The man was ill treated by others.
- She is ill suited for this job.
నామవాచకం
B2
event
4
Harm or trouble
(Formal) Harm or problems that happen to someone.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] suffers an ill
పర్యాయపదాలు
harm ('Harm' is more common; 'ill' is formal and often plural in this sense.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
benefit ('Benefit' means something good or helpful, the opposite of harm.)
పదకలయికలు
social ills
|cure an ill
|combat ills
విషయాలు
society
|problems
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- "Poverty is one of the great social ills of our time."
- "They are working to cure the ills caused by corruption."
- "Education can address many of society's ills."
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- "Poverty is a big social ill."
- "The new law will help fight many ills."
- "We must try to cure these ills."
వ్యాకరణం
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ill
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GB/ˈɪl/
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అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
ill (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (ill)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: ill
- Comparative: iller, worse
- Superlative: illest, worst
Noun
- Base: ill
- Plural: ill, ills
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
fall ill
1/fˈɔl ˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Become sick or unwell
To start to be sick.
ఉదాహరణలు
- "Several passengers fell ill after the meal."
- "He fell ill on his way home."
ill at ease
1/ˈɪl ˈæt ˈiz/
fixed phrase
Feeling uncomfortable or awkward
Feeling not relaxed and uncomfortable in a place or situation.
ఉదాహరణలు
- "He seemed ill at ease during the interview."
- "She was ill at ease with strangers."
ill will
1/ˈɪl wˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Hostile or unfriendly feelings
A feeling of not liking someone and wanting bad things for them.
ఉదాహరణలు
- "There was much ill will between the two families."
- "He bore her no ill will despite their argument."
speak ill of [someone]
1/spˈik ˈɪl əv sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Say bad things about someone
To talk about someone in an unkind way when they are not there.
ఉదాహరణలు
- "You should not speak ill of the dead."
- "She spoke ill of her former boss."