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

  • (..) - Magic comes at a lofty price. - And the expense grows. - You look... - Old. - Tired. My power fades. I have something for what ills you. Greta? Greta?! Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who is fairest of them all? My queen, on this day, (..)
    2012 Snow White and the Huntsman