be sick

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be sick

verb is sick · being sick · was sick · been sick

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick. I am sick today, so can't come to work.
informal To vomit. The dog's been sick all over the carpet.

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verb to be ill

한국어	앓다 alta
日本語	病む yamu
Русский	боле́ть bolétʹ, хвора́ть xvorátʹ, недомога́ть nedomogátʹ

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@misc{be_sick_2026,
  title = {be sick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20sick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}