ail

ail

to feel ill; to make uneasy: What ails him?
Not to be confused with:ale – a fermented alcoholic beverage: Order me a mug of ale.

ail

A0155300 (āl)v. ailed, ail·ing, ails v.intr. To feel ill or have pain: has been ailing for weeks.v.tr. To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble.

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

ail

(eɪl) vb1. (tr) to trouble; afflict2. (intr) to feel unwell[Old English eglan to trouble, from egle troublesome, painful, related to Gothic agls shameful]

ail

(eɪl)

v.t. 1. to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. v.i. 2. to be unwell; feel pain; be ill. [before 950; Middle English ail, eilen, Old English eglan to afflict]

ail

Past participle: ailed
Gerund: ailing

Imperative
ail
ail

Present
I ail
you ail
he/she/it ails
we ail
you ail
they ail

Preterite
I ailed
you ailed
he/she/it ailed
we ailed
you ailed
they ailed

Present Continuous
I am ailing
you are ailing
he/she/it is ailing
we are ailing
you are ailing
they are ailing

Present Perfect
I have ailed
you have ailed
he/she/it has ailed
we have ailed
you have ailed
they have ailed

Past Continuous
I was ailing
you were ailing
he/she/it was ailing
we were ailing
you were ailing
they were ailing

Past Perfect
I had ailed
you had ailed
he/she/it had ailed
we had ailed
you had ailed
they had ailed

Future
I will ail
you will ail
he/she/it will ail
we will ail
you will ail
they will ail

Future Perfect
I will have ailed
you will have ailed
he/she/it will have ailed
we will have ailed
you will have ailed
they will have ailed

Future Continuous
I will be ailing
you will be ailing
he/she/it will be ailing
we will be ailing
you will be ailing
they will be ailing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ailing
you have been ailing
he/she/it has been ailing
we have been ailing
you have been ailing
they have been ailing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ailing
you will have been ailing
he/she/it will have been ailing
we will have been ailing
you will have been ailing
they will have been ailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ailing
you had been ailing
he/she/it had been ailing
we had been ailing
you had been ailing
they had been ailing

Conditional
I would ail
you would ail
he/she/it would ail
we would ail
you would ail
they would ail

Past Conditional
I would have ailed
you would have ailed
he/she/it would have ailed
we would have ailed
you would have ailed
they would have ailed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ail - aromatic bulb used as seasoning garlicflavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsgarlic clove, clove - one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulbAllium sativum, garlic - bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
Verb	1.	ail - be ill or unwellsuffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain
	2.	ail - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposedpain, troublehurt - 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

verb1. (Literary) trouble, worry, bother, distress, pain, upset, annoy, irritate, sicken, afflict, be the matter with a debate on what ails the industry2. 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.

ail

verbTo cause anxious uneasiness in:cark, concern, distress, trouble, worry.

Translations

生病

ail

(eil) verb1. to be ill. The old lady has been ailing for some time. 生病 生病2. to trouble. What ails you? 使苦惱 使苦恼ˈailment noun an illness, usually not serious or dangerous. Children often have minor ailments. 小病痛 不适，小恙