ALL meanings of ail
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A a - verb ail If something ails a group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity. 3
- verb ail If something ails someone, they are ill. 3
- verb ail to trouble; afflict 3
- verb ail to feel unwell 3
- verb transitive ail to be the cause of pain or distress to; trouble 3
- intransitive verb ail to be in poor health, esp. over a period of time 3
- intransitive verb ail person: be sick, ill 1
- intransitive verb ail economy, etc.: do badly 1
- transitive verb ail cause pain, illness to 1
- noun ail Trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body. 1
- verb with object ail to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. 1
- verb without object ail to be unwell; feel pain; be ill: He's been ailing for some time. 1
- noun ail An ailment; trouble; illness. 0
- noun ail The awn of barley or other types of corn. 0
- verb ail (Transitive Verb) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.). 0
- verb ail (Intransitive Verb) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled. 0
- adjective ail (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Painful; troublesome. 0