sick

Everyday

1. Sick means ill, not healthy. tree →
2. To be sick (UK) or to feel sick can mean to throw up food from your stomach (to vomit). tree →
3. Sick of something means bored or annoyed with it because there has been too much of it. tree →
4. In slang, «sick» can mean very cool or great. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons you learn signs of being sick: fever, cough, sore throat, feeling sick; and that germs spread, so you wash your hands and stay home when you are sick. In stories a sick character may stay in bed or go to a doctor. Phrases: feel sick, be sick, off sick, sick day, carsick, seasick, homesick, sick and tired.

Examples

• I stayed home from school because I was sick. tree →
• I feel sick after eating too many sweets. tree →
• The dog was sick on the carpet. tree →
• Wash your hands so you don't get sick. tree →
• Some people get carsick on long trips. tree →
• She was homesick at summer camp and missed her family. tree →
• I'm sick of rain; I want to play outside! tree →
• Look after a sick friend by bringing them a card. tree →
• Sick and exhausted, he reached home. tree →

Note

In the UK «I was sick» often means «I vomited», while in the USA it usually means «I was ill». Compound words: carsick, seasick, airsick, homesick (missing home). Comparison: sicker, sickest. The noun for the state is «sickness». The slang meaning «great» is only for very informal talk.

In Jewish tradition

In health lessons you learn signs of being sick: fever, cough, sore throat, feeling sick; and that germs spread, so you wash your hands and stay home when you are sick. In stories a sick character may stay in bed or go to a doctor. Phrases: feel sick, be sick, off sick, sick day, carsick, seasick, homesick, sick and tired.

Examples

• And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. (Torah GEN.48.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of them that have an issue, whether it be a man, or a woman; and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. (Torah LEV.15.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. (Prophets 2KI.20.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. (Prophets 1KI.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint; (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

In the UK «I was sick» often means «I vomited», while in the USA it usually means «I was ill». Compound words: carsick, seasick, airsick, homesick (missing home). Comparison: sicker, sickest. The noun for the state is «sickness». The slang meaning «great» is only for very informal talk.