sick — affected by illness or disease; not healthy
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: affected by illness or disease; not healthy
Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪk/
Korean meaning: 아픈, 병든
Korean pronunciation: 식 (강세: 식)
Example Sentences
- My boss called in sick, but I saw him at the golf course on Instagram.
- I'm so sick of people asking me when I'm getting married.
- She got sick from eating too much ice cream in one sitting.
sick
ADJECTIVE//sɪk//
affected by illness or disease; not healthy
💡 Concept
A sick person rests in bed while receiving caring attention
🎵 Rhyme
Sick then quick - it's all a trick!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/sɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/sɪk/
🌳Etymology
Rootsick
Origin
고대 영어 'seoc'에서 유래했으며, 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 나온 말입니다. 원래는 '약하다, 고통받다'는 의미였지만, 시간이 지나면서 현재의 '아프다'는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
pickstickquickthicktrick
pick
stick
quick
thick
trick
🔗Collocations
feel sick
sick leave
sick day
sick of
get sick
sick patient
sick joke
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My boss called in sick, but I saw him at the golf course on Instagram.”
“I'm so sick of people asking me when I'm getting married.”
“She got sick from eating too much ice cream in one sitting.”
“I'm sick and tired of doing homework every single day.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
illunwelldiseasednauseoustired
Antonyms
healthywellfine
Related
illnesssicknessdiseasefevermedicine
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