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

  • (..) Two gentlemen, Find themselfs at cross purposes... A young woman ... Torn between them. The strain proves to much for her And she suddenly falls ill. With... Tragic consequences. A rare form of tuberculosis. She succumbed in a matter of seconds. Now ... Are you sure you want to play this game? (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  • (..) In the future, There will be one of those machines in every town in Europe. Loitering in the woodshed again are we my king. Good evening, Sherly, I see your boot maker is ill dear brother. As I detect that you've recently changed the brand of soap with which you shave. May I point out the chimney (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows