to be terminally ill

  • 11ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …

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  • 12ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …

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  • 13ill — 1 /Il/ adjective 1 (not usually before noun) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well; sick: Bridget can t come she s ill. | feel ill: I was feeling ill that day, and decided to stay at home. | be taken ill/fall ill (=become… …

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  • 14ill — [[t]ɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ ills 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia... I was feeling ill... If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is …

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  • 15ill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (esp. BrE) adj. ⇨ See also ↑sick VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem ▪ lie ▪ He was lying ill in bed …

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  • 16ill — adj. 1) to be taken ill 2) to fall ill 3) desperately, gravely, seriously; incurably, terminally ill 4) emotionally; mentally; physically ill 5) ill with (she is ill with a tropical disease) 6) (misc.) ill at ease ( uncomfortable ) * * * [ɪl]… …

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  • 17terminally — /ˈtɜmənəli/ (say termuhnuhlee) adverb 1. at the end: situated terminally. 2. incurably: terminally ill. 3. Colloquial incessantly: terminally cheerful …

  • 18ill — ill1 [ ıl ] adjective ** 1. ) not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury: He s been ill for a couple of weeks. She was too ill to travel. mentally ill patients terminally ill (=going to die because of an illness)… …

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  • 19ill — I UK [ɪl] / US adjective Word forms ill : adjective ill comparative worse superlative worst *** 1) not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury. The usual American word is sick He s been ill for a couple of weeks. She was too ill to… …

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  • 20terminally — adverb a) In a terminal manner. : terminally ill b) Leading to death; lasting until death. : terminally guided …

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