ail

//eɪl//
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Verb

ailInfinitive
ailPresent tense
ailedPast tense
ailedPast participle
ailingPresent participle
ailsThird-person singular
1

To cause physical or emotional pain, discomfort, or trouble to someone.

What ails you? You look troubled today.

2

To be ill or in poor health; to suffer from an ailment.

The old man has been ailing for several months now.

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