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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be ill" is not grammatically correct in written English.
The correct phrase to use would be "feel ill" or "be sick". Example Sentence: I'm feeling ill, so I think I'll stay home from work today.
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be ill
adjective
Evil; wicked (of people).
Exact(27)
I'll never be ill again!
It would be ill if war were to be sanitised.
Who would we consider "too successful" to be ill?
("My food was, is, and always will be ill").
How did this person come to be ill?
'Actually, she likes to come here to be ill.
Similar(31)
Larger deal partners may be ill-prepared.
The deal proved to be ill-fated.
This last belief proved, she continues, to be ill-founded.
The projects may be ill-chosen, or overlapping.
These challenges may be ill-informed, but no matter.
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