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[eyl] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to be unwell; feel pain; be ill: He's been ailing for some time. |
Origin:
bef. 950; ME ail, eilen, OE eglan to afflict (c. MLG egelen annoy, Goth -agljan), deriv. of egle painful; akin to Goth agls shameful, Skt aghám evil, pain
bef. 950; ME ail, eilen, OE eglan to afflict (c. MLG egelen annoy, Goth -agljan), deriv. of egle painful; akin to Goth agls shameful, Skt aghám evil, pain
Synonyms:
1. bother, annoy, distress.
1. bother, annoy, distress.
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| ail (āl) v. ailed, ail·ing, ails v. intr. To feel ill or have pain. v. tr. To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble. [Middle English eilen, from Old English eglian, from egle, troublesome.] |
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Ail
Ail\ ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ailed ([=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Ailing.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.] To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar? --Gen. xxi. 17. Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.Ail
Ail\, v. i. To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish. --Richardson.Ail
Ail\, n. Indisposition or morbid affection. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : ail
Spanish:
sufrir una dolencia,
German:
kränkeln,
Japanese:
わずらう
ail
O.E. eglian "to trouble, plague, afflict," from P.Gmc. *azljaz (cf. O.E. egle "hideous, loathsome, troublesome, painful;" Goth. agls "shameful, disgraceful," agliþa "distress, affliction, hardship," us-agljan "to oppress, afflict"), from PIE *agh-lo-, suffixed form of base *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid." Ailment formed in Eng. 1706.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ail
Pronunciation: 'A(&)l
Function: transitive verb
: to affect with an unnamed disease or physical or emotional pain or discomfort—used only of unspecified causes
: to become affected with pain or discomfort
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