Definition of Ail
Ail
ail
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to be a source/cause of trouble, pain, or discomfort to someone, either physically or emotionally;
e.g. This condition will ail you until you can find out what is causing it.
(verb)
to have something wrong or to suffer from some trouble or pain, either with the body or in general;
e.g. Their profits began to ail due to the lack of customers. He started to ail from the lack of nourishment.
(noun)
an ailment, an illness, disease or disorder (often used as "ails");
e.g. I wish I could cure all of my ails with a single medicine.
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