"I've been ill with the flu for the past few days." "The mother took care of her sick child." ILL has some other meanings : (1) evil/wicked : Ill men conspire against him. (2) morally reprehensible …

Ill: Is normally used to refer to long-term diseases, such as cancer, pneumonia and etc.. Can never be used attributively (before the noun) - ex: ill child. Instead, it can only be used …

Dec 29, 2015 · I'll is a contraction of I will.These types of "apostrophe words" are called contractions (though be aware that there are other reasons to use apostrophes besides …

Jan 18, 2019 · As you've already said, ill can mean bad in some senses. But so can sick. In fact, sick is the more common word if you want to describe somebody in the bad sense. (However, …

Mar 25, 2024 · to make up the time concerns time.. I left work early yesterday. I'll have to make up that time next week.; to make up for something concerns something that occurred that you …

Jun 30, 2018 · I was ill for a week. suggests that you are talking about some period in your past, as in last month, last year or over Christmas. Obviously, there's a grey area between the two. …

Jul 16, 2024 · A more common pattern would be "he is of ill repute." The dictionary combines "ill," "well," and "highly," implying, they can be used in parallel ways. Although the proposed …

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Jun 25, 2019 · Ill will or ill feelings are less-strong sentiments... perhaps leading to lack of cooperation, but least likely of the three to lead to fisticuffs. The glory of English is the huge …

Both are fine; they mean the exact same thing. In speech, the first is more likely to be contracted: I'll be fine.