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SIK/sɪk/

Not well: He is sick today. Ill is a common British cousin. Feel sick often means you might vomit; off sick means away from work because you are ill. Six is the number.

Meaning

Ill; not well.

Examples

• “He is sick today and cannot come.”
• “She stayed in bed because she was sick.”
• “I feel sick after that bus ride.”

Good to know

be sick / off sick (ill). feel sick (often nauseous). Mix-up: six.

Near in meaning

ill

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