ill
/ɪl/adjective
उच्चारण इल
बीमार, अस्वस्थ; बुरा
Basic word
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suffering from an illness or disease; not feeling well; (before a noun) bad or harmful
बीमार, अस्वस्थ; बुरा
- She is seriously ill.
- ill effects
- ill health
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- He has been ill with fever for three days.
- The old man fell ill during the journey.
- Poor diet can lead to ill health.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel / fall ill (predicative)
'Ill' is mostly used after a verb, not before a noun.
'Ill' प्रायः verb के बाद आता है, noun से पहले नहीं।
- She fell ill last week.
- He feels ill today.
ill with + disease
Use 'with' for the illness.
बीमारी बताने के लिए 'with' आता है।
- He was ill with fever.
ill + noun (formal: ill health, ill luck)
Before a noun it is used in set phrases such as ill health, ill luck, ill effects.
Noun से पहले यह ill health, ill luck, ill effects जैसे निश्चित वाक्यांशों में आता है।
- She left school due to ill health.
- The medicine had no ill effects.
ill (adverb): be ill-prepared
As an adverb it joins with participles in compounds.
Adverb के रूप में यह participles के साथ मिलकर यौगिक बनाता है।
- He was ill prepared for the test.
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verb + ill
fallbecomefeellookbe takenreport
- Aman was taken ill during the match.
adverb + ill
seriouslygravelymentallysuddenlyterribly
- The patient is seriously ill.
ill + noun
healthluckwillfeelingeffectstreatment
- There was no ill will between the two teams.
ill + participle
-prepared-advised-equipped-fated-treated
- The ill-equipped hospital could not help.
ill + at ease
at easein bedwith worryfrom the heatafter the journey
- She felt ill at ease at the interview.
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- Radhika missed school because she was ill.
राधिका बीमार थी, इसलिए वह स्कूल नहीं जा सकी।
- He fell ill after eating street food.
सड़क का खाना खाने के बाद वह बीमार पड़ गया।
- She has been seriously ill for a month.
वह एक महीने से गंभीर रूप से बीमार है।
- I bear no ill will towards anyone.
मेरे मन में किसी के प्रति द्वेष नहीं है।
- Ill health forced him to retire.
बीमारी के कारण उसे सेवानिवृत्त होना पड़ा।
- The ship was ill fated and sank on its first voyage.
जहाज़ दुर्भाग्यशाली था और अपनी पहली यात्रा में ही डूब गया।
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✗ She is ill since Monday.
✓ She has been ill since Monday.
'Since' with a state that continues till now needs the present perfect.
अब तक चल रही अवस्था के लिए 'since' के साथ present perfect आता है।
✗ The child is ill by fever.
✓ The child is ill with fever.
Ill takes 'with' for the disease.
बीमारी के लिए ill के साथ 'with' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe poor health, with small differences in use.
ये शब्द खराब स्वास्थ्य बताते हैं, पर प्रयोग में थोड़ा भिन्न हैं।
Not well; used after a verb in British English.
अस्वस्थ; British English में verb के बाद।
- She is ill.
Ill, or about to vomit; can come before a noun.
बीमार या उल्टी आने जैसा; noun से पहले भी आ सकता है।
- A sick child needs rest.
A polite, mild word for not feeling well.
अस्वस्थ महसूस करने का विनम्र, हल्का शब्द।
- He felt unwell this morning.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: ill (usually after a verb: 'She is ill'; British) and sick (before a noun: 'a sick child'; or 'feel sick' meaning want to vomit).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: ill (प्रायः verb के बाद: 'She is ill'; British) और sick (noun से पहले: 'a sick child'; या 'feel sick' अर्थात उल्टी आना)।
§Grammar and usage
Compound adjectives with ill- mean badly (ill-mannered, ill-treated, ill-equipped, ill-advised, ill-fated, ill-tempered, ill-gotten, meaning obtained dishonestly).
Ill- वाले संयुक्त adjectives का अर्थ बुरी तरह है (ill-mannered, ill-treated, ill-equipped, ill-advised, ill-fated, ill-tempered, ill-gotten अर्थात बेईमानी से प्राप्त)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Speak ill of sb (say bad things about somebody: 'Don't speak ill of the dead'), ill at ease (uncomfortable), can ill afford (cannot afford without problems), it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) (even a bad event usually helps somebody).
Idioms: speak ill of sb (किसी के बारे में बुरा कहना: 'Don't speak ill of the dead'), ill at ease (असहज), can ill afford (बिना समस्या के वहन न कर पाना), it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) (बुरी घटना से भी प्रायः किसी का भला होता है)।
'Ill-gotten gains never prosper.'
कहावत 'Ill-gotten gains never prosper' (बेईमानी की कमाई फलती नहीं)।