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ail  (l)
v. ailed, ail·ing, ails
v.intr.
To feel ill or have pain.
v.tr.
To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble.

[Middle English eilen, from Old English eglian, from egle, troublesome.]

ail [eɪl]
vb
1. (tr) to trouble; afflict
2. (intr) to feel unwell
[Old English eglan to trouble, from egle troublesome, painful, related to Gothic agls shameful]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ailail - aromatic bulb used as seasoning      
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
garlic clove, clove - one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
Allium sativum, garlic - bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
Verb1.ail - be ill or unwell
suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain
2.ail - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

ail
verb
1. (Literary) trouble, worry, bother, distress, pain, upset, annoy, irritate, sicken, afflict, be the matter with a debate on what ails the industry
2. be ill, be sick, be unwell, feel unwell, be crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), be indisposed, be or feel off colour He is said to be ailing at his home in the country.
Translations
ail [eɪl]
A. VT (o.f.) → afligir
what ails you?¿qué tienes?, ¿qué te pasa?
B. VI (also to be ailing) → estar enfermo, estar sufriendo

ail
vt (old)plagen; what’s ailing or what ails you? (inf)was hast du?, was ist mit dir?
vi (inf)kränklich sein, kränkeln

ail [eɪl] vi (old) → essere sofferente

ail
v ail [eil]
1 to be ill The old lady has been ailing for some time. siek wees يَمْرَض، يُصَاب بِوَعْكَة، يَتَوَجَّع неразположен съм churavět skrante, være sygelig kränkeln πάσχω sufrir una dolencia põdema کسالت داشتن sairastaa souffrir לִהיוֹת חוֹלֶה बीमार होना, कष्ट देना bolovati beteg sakit vera sjúkur, þjást essere sofferente, sentir dolore わずらう 병을 앓다 negaluoti slimot; sirgt jatuh sakit ziek zijn skrante, være syk(elig) chorować, niedomagać estar adoentado a fi bolnav хворать stonať bolehati, biti bolan biti bolestan vara sjuk (krasslig) ทำให้เจ็บป่วย rahatsızlanmak, hastalanmak 生病 бути нездоровим, нездужати علیل ہونا ốm
2 to trouble What ails you? makeer يُزعِج безпокоя trápit plage plagen βασανίζω afligir häda tegema دچار دردسر کردن vaivata tracasser לְהָצִיק कष्ट mučiti bánt, kínoz mengganggu angra affliggere 悩ませる 괴롭히다 neraminti, kankinti sāpēt; kaitēt menyusahkan mankeren plage dolegać incomodar a supăra беспокоить trápiť skrbeti boleti plåga, besvära เป็นปัญหา rahatsız etmek 使苦惱 непокоїти, турбувати تکلیف دینا làm phiền não 使
n ailment
an illness, usually not serious or dangerous Children often have minor ailments. siekte تَوَعُّك الصِّحَه، مَرَض خَفِيف неразположение lehká nemoc plage, lidelse die Leiden αρρώστια dolencia, achaque häda ناخوشی tauti petits maux מַחֲלָה बीमारी bolest betegség gangguan kesehatan, penyakit lasleiki indisposizione, malattia non grave 病気 (가볍거나 만성적인) 병 negalavimas (viegla) slimība kesakitan kwaal plage, lidelse dolegliwość indisposição boală недомогание ľahšia choroba zdravstvene težave oboljenje krämpa, sjukdom ความเจ็บป่วย (ciddi olmayan türden)hastalık, rahatsızlık 小病痛 нездоров'я; нездужання بیماری ، عارضہ sự ốm đau


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We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, "FAR-AWAY MOSES," who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and ail manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
What should ail me to harm this misbegotten and miserable babe?
He said, "a fancy would sometimes take a YAHOO to retire into a corner, to lie down, and howl, and groan, and spurn away all that came near him, although he were young and fat, wanted neither food nor water, nor did the servant imagine what could possibly ail him.
 
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