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How to pronounce sick
Say it like this: /ˈsɪk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does sick mean?
adjIn poor health; ill.
“We have to care for the sick.”
[with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
“She was sick all day with the flu.”
Having an urge to vomit.
“My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.”
nounVomit.
“The bogan, true to form, laps it up like a dog does its own sick.”
(especially in the phrases on the sick and on long-term sick) Any of various current or former benefits or allowances paid by the Government to support the sick, disabled or incapacitated.
verbTo vomit.
“I woke up at 4 am and sicked on the floor.”
To fall sick; to sicken.
“Our great-grandsire, Edward, sick'd and died.”
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