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

  • (..) A little flower. And her honey's all mine. I'm sure she will give you many sons. Huh. Your father didn't come to the wedding. He is quite ill, my lord. Huh. Didn't come to the last one, either. Or the one before that. Your family has always pissed on me. - My lord, I... (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9