sick
/sɪk/adjective
उच्चारण सिक
बीमार; जी मिचलाता; ऊबा हुआ
Basic word
- 1
physically or mentally ill; feeling that you want to vomit; (pt ~ of sth) bored with or annoyed about something that has been happening for a long time
बीमार; जी मिचलाता; ऊबा हुआ
- a sick child
- I feel sick.
- sick of waiting
+ 3 more examples
- Anita stayed at home because she was sick.
- The ride made me feel sick.
- I am sick of hearing the same excuses.
¶Idioms 7
be off sick
to be away from work or school because you are ill
बीमारी के कारण छुट्टी पर होना
- Radhika is off sick today.
- Half the class was off sick with flu.
fall sick / take sick
to become ill
बीमार पड़ना
- He fell sick just before the exam.
- She took sick on the journey.
be sick and tired of sb/sth / be sick to death of sb/sth
to be angry and bored with sb/sth that has continued for too long
(किसी चीज़ से) तंग आ जाना, उकता जाना
- I'm sick and tired of his excuses.
- We are sick and tired of the noise from the construction site.
be worried sick / be sick with worry
to be extremely worried
बहुत ज़्यादा चिंतित होना
- Where were you? Your mother has been worried sick.
- They were sick with worry when the flight was late.
make sb sick
to make sb angry or disgusted
किसी को बहुत ग़ुस्सा या घृणा दिलाना
- The way he treats his staff makes me sick.
- It makes me sick to see food being wasted.
sick at heart
very unhappy or disappointed
बहुत दुखी, मन से टूटा हुआ
- She was sick at heart when she heard the news.
- He left the village sick at heart.
(as) sick as a parrot
very disappointed
बहुत निराश
- He was sick as a parrot when his team lost the final.
- I was as sick as a parrot about missing the concert.
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: sick (before a noun: 'a sick child'; British 'feel sick' means want to vomit) and ill (usually after a verb: 'She is ill').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: sick (noun से पहले: 'a sick child'; British 'feel sick' का अर्थ उल्टी आना) और ill (प्रायः verb के बाद: 'She is ill')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sick and tired of sth (very annoyed about something that has continued for a long time), sick as a dog (very ill), call in sick (phone to say you are ill and cannot work), worried sick (extremely worried).
Idioms: sick and tired of sth (लंबे समय से चल रही चीज़ से बहुत परेशान, तंग आ जाना), sick as a dog (बहुत बीमार), call in sick (फ़ोन करके बताना कि बीमार हैं और काम नहीं कर सकते), worried sick (अत्यधिक चिंतित)।
Sick leave, motion sickness, homesick, seasick.
Collocations: sick leave (बीमारी की छुट्टी), motion sickness, homesick, seasick।