ill

Definition

  • noun: bad or unlucky things
  • adjective: not well or healthy
  • adjective: resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: immoral, sick, wrong

Examples

  • We just bought a house here last month, and we're still 'getting to know' our neighbors. [=we're still meeting our neighbors; we're still becoming acquainted with our neighbors]

  • It's impossible to 'know' what will happen next. = There's 'no way of knowing' what will happen next. = There's 'no knowing' what will happen next.

  • This is the end of the organization 'as we know it'. [=the organization has changed and will never again be the same as it was]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Until she's back on her feet. Well, it's not quite that simple. People can't just wander in from the street and start collecting garbage. If an employee gets ill, we deal with it internally. But if this is really what you want, then it's fine by me. Can I sign up for her shifts then? I've no idea. (..)
    2015 Virgin Mountain
  • (..) Cool it, man. Fúsi. Fúsi, dear. You'll be late for work. I'm not going. - Are you ill? - Yeah. - Do you want me to call you in sick? - Yeah. - Hi. - Hi. (..)
    2015 Virgin Mountain