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ail

verb (ail, ails, ailed, ailing); old use

«ail» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To ail is to be the matter with someone, to be wrong with them; «What ails you?» asks what is wrong. tree →
To ail is to trouble or make someone unwell. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales, the question «What ails you?» asks what is wrong with someone who looks sad or sick

Examples

What ails you, little dog? tree →
The innkeeper asked him in some concern what ailed him. tree →
Something ails the old well, and the water tastes bad. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

in old tales, the question «What ails you?» asks what is wrong with someone who looks sad or sick

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «ail» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«ail» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «ail» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«ail» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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