ail

eɪl

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Definition of ail - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

health

intr.

feel unwell or suffer from a problem

intr.

He has been ailing for weeks.

cause trouble

tr.

cause someone to feel unwell or troubled

tr.

The news ailed her greatly.

bother

trouble

issues

tr.

be a problem for a group or activity

tr.

Economic issues ail the community.

bother

disturb

trouble

Adjective

painfulcausing pain or trouble

The ail situation made everyone uncomfortable.

painful

troublesome

Noun

cooking

Rare

aromatic bulb used as seasoning

Rare

She added ail to the stew for flavor.

clove

garlic

plant

Rare

the awn of barley or corn

Rare

The farmer examined the ails on the barley.

awn

bristle

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aromatic bulb used as seasoning
the awn of barley or corn

Origin of ail

Old English, eglian (to trouble)

Examples of ail in a sentence

She could not explain what ailed her dog.
The constant noise ailed him, disrupting his concentration.
Financial worries ailed the family throughout the year.
What truly ails the project is poor planning.
Lack of funding continues to ail the initiative.
The ail weather ruined their plans.

His ail remarks upset the entire group.
Ail is a key ingredient in many French dishes.
The recipe called for a clove of ail.
The ails were tangled, making it hard to harvest the crop.
He noticed the ails were unusually long this season.

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French:être souffrant, douloureux, ...
German:kränkeln, schmerzlich, ...
Italian:star male, doloroso, ...
Spanish:padecer, doloroso, ...
Portuguese:sofrer, doloroso, ...
Chinese:生病, 痛苦的, ...
Japanese:病む, 苦痛な, ...
Arabic:عانى, مؤلم, ...
Hebrew:לָחוּשׁ בְּרַע, מַכְאִיב, ...
Russian:хворать, болезненный, ...
Ukrainian:нездужати, болісний, ...
Hindi:बीमार पड़ना, दर्दनाक, ...
Bengali:অসুস্থ থাকা, বেদনাদায়ক, ...
Catalan:patir, dolorós, ...
Czech:churavět, bolestný, ...
Danish:skranter, smertefuld, ...
Dutch:kwakkelen, pijnlijk, ...
Greek:αδιαθετώ, επώδυνος, ...
Hungarian:betegeskedni, fájdalmas, ...
Khmer:ឈឺថ្កាត់, បង្កការឈឺចាប់, ...
Korean:앓다, 고통스러운, ...
Persian:ناخوش بودن, دردآور, ...
Polish:niedomagać, bolesny, ...
Portuguese (BR):estar doente, doloroso, ...
Romanian:a suferi, dureroasă, ...
Swedish:krassla, smärtsam, ...
Thai:ไม่สบาย, เจ็บปวด, ...
Turkish:rahatsızlanmak, sorun çıkaran, ...
Vietnamese:đau ốm, đau đớn, ...

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