--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 21 description: The 1215 words of the English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/21/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 21 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* An agouti is a rodent of Central and South America, with long legs, like a large guinea pig, that eats fruit and nuts.[↗](../../agouti/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Agouti is also a fur colour pattern where each hair has bands of light and dark, common in wild rabbits and mice.[↗](../../agouti/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The agouti buried a Brazil nut in the forest floor.[↗](../../agouti/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Agoutis can crack very hard nuts with their sharp teeth.[↗](../../agouti/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some buried nuts are forgotten and grow into new trees.[↗](../../agouti/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The agouti ran into the bushes when it heard us.[↗](../../agouti/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our pet rabbit has agouti fur, like a wild rabbit.[↗](../../agouti/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Agoutis live in the rainforests of South America.[↗](../../agouti/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **agrarian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About farming, farmland or the people who work on the land.[↗](../../agrarian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Long ago, most of Europe was an agrarian society.[↗](../../agrarian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Agrarian life follows the seasons.[↗](../../agrarian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The country moved from an agrarian economy to factories.[↗](../../agrarian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Agrarian reform gave land to farmers.[↗](../../agrarian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many agrarian villages had a market day.[↗](../../agrarian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In agrarian times, children helped with the harvest.[↗](../../agrarian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **agree** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To have the same opinion as someone: «I agree with you».[↗](../../agree/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To say yes to an idea or request: «She agreed to help».[↗](../../agree/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To decide something together: «We agreed on a plan».[↗](../../agree/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Of facts or numbers: to match: «The two answers agree».[↗](../../agree/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Of food: to suit you (usually «doesn't agree with me»).[↗](../../agree/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I agree with you — it's a great idea.[↗](../../agree/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum agreed to let me have a sleepover.[↗](../../agree/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We agreed on a name for the class pet.[↗](../../agree/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you agree or disagree?[↗](../../agree/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") Give a reason.[↗](../../agree/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never agree to meet someone you only know online.[↗](../../agree/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The two answers agree, so I'm sure it's right.[↗](../../agree/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's agree to disagree.[↗](../../agree/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Spicy food doesn't agree with me.[↗](../../agree/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Some ascribe it to Kabbi Akiba, but there is no general agree- ment."[↗](../../agree/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../agree/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Both Mantua texts agree in a general way with each other in their arrangement, but Mantua II contains twice as much material as Mantua I, the former numbering about 2400 words, the latter only 1200 words.[↗](../../agree/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../agree/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **agreeable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pleasant and nice.[↗](../../agreeable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Friendly and easy to get on with.[↗](../../agreeable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Willing to agree to something.[↗](../../agreeable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) Acceptable to people.[↗](../../agreeable/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had an agreeable walk by the river.[↗](../../agreeable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an agreeable girl who gets on with everyone.[↗](../../agreeable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is the plan agreeable to you?[↗](../../agreeable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was agreeable to the idea of a pizza night.[↗](../../agreeable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather was agreeable all week.[↗](../../agreeable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup had an agreeable taste.[↗](../../agreeable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But you are a chatterer, and your company is not very agreeable.[↗](../../agreeable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **agreeably** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a pleasant, nice way.[↗](../../agreeably/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a friendly, willing way.[↗](../../agreeably/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Agreeably to something means in line with it, or following it as advised.[↗](../../agreeably/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The water was agreeably warm.[↗](../../agreeably/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She smiled agreeably at the visitors.[↗](../../agreeably/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We were agreeably surprised by the test results.[↗](../../agreeably/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The room was agreeably quiet.[↗](../../agreeably/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He nodded agreeably and passed the salt.[↗](../../agreeably/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The day passed agreeably at the beach.[↗](../../agreeably/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · All the mice said it was a very beautiful wedding, and that they had been very agreeably entertained.[↗](../../agreeably/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **agreed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Agreed means had the same opinion as someone.[↗](../../agreed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Agreed means said yes to something, like a plan.[↗](../../agreed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Agreed (adjective) means decided by everyone together, like an agreed time.[↗](../../agreed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* "Agreed!" said alone means "Yes, I accept.".[↗](../../agreed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Agreed with means matched or suited, as colours or styles do when they go well together.[↗](../../agreed/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We agreed to meet at the park at noon.[↗](../../agreed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I agreed with my friend about the best film.[↗](../../agreed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The class agreed on three rules.[↗](../../agreed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum agreed to let us stay up late.[↗](../../agreed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Let's share the cake." "[↗](../../agreed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Agreed!"[↗](../../agreed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Meet at the agreed place if you get lost.[↗](../../agreed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our two measurements agreed.[↗](../../agreed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The title agreed with the dress.[↗](../../agreed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Indeed, it would seem that every commentator endeavored to read his own views and theories into this little book, with hardly any concern whether they agreed with the text or not.[↗](../../agreed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../agreed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Will two walk together, except they have agreed?[↗](../../agreed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../agreed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **agreement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Agreement is having the same opinion as someone else («We were in agreement»).[↗](../../agreement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An agreement is a plan, promise or deal that two or more people or groups make together («a peace agreement»).[↗](../../agreement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In grammar, agreement means words matching each other, like the subject and the verb («he runs», «they run»).[↗](../../agreement/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We reached an agreement to take turns on the swing.[↗](../../agreement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone nodded in agreement.[↗](../../agreement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class wrote a class agreement about how to behave.[↗](../../agreement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The two countries signed a peace agreement.[↗](../../agreement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher and I are in agreement: I need more practice.[↗](../../agreement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Check subject–verb agreement: «The dogs bark», not «The dogs barks».[↗](../../agreement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · After a long talk, they came to an agreement.[↗](../../agreement/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Both sides kept their agreement.[↗](../../agreement/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made this mutual agreement.[↗](../../agreement/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said: 'Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you in agreement with all these words.'[↗](../../agreement/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.24.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../agreement/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Prophets ISA.28.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../agreement/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **agricultural** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with farming: growing crops and keeping animals.[↗](../../agricultural/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used for farming: agricultural machines like tractors.[↗](../../agricultural/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Mainly made up of farms: an agricultural region.[↗](../../agricultural/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went to the agricultural show to see the sheep.[↗](../../agricultural/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of the valley is agricultural land.[↗](../../agricultural/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tractors are agricultural machines.[↗](../../agricultural/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The country's economy is mainly agricultural.[↗](../../agricultural/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle studied at an agricultural college.[↗](../../agricultural/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In a bar chart, 60% of the land is agricultural and 40% is forest.[↗](../../agricultural/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **agriculture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Agriculture is farming: growing crops and keeping animals for food, wool and other products.[↗](../../agriculture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Agriculture is also the science and business of farming.[↗](../../agriculture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Agriculture began when people started to grow crops.[↗](../../agriculture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of the land in this county is used for agriculture.[↗](../../agriculture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people in Kenya work in agriculture.[↗](../../agriculture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to the agricultural show and saw prize cows.[↗](../../agriculture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Machines changed agriculture a lot.[↗](../../agriculture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Agriculture needs a lot of fresh water.[↗](../../agriculture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She presided over all inventions connected with agriculture, invented the plough, and taught mankind how to use oxen for farming purposes.[↗](../../agriculture/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **aground** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If a ship runs aground or goes aground, it gets stuck on sand, rocks or the sea bottom in shallow water.[↗](../../aground/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ship ran aground on a sandbank.[↗](../../aground/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The huge container ship went aground in the canal.[↗](../../aground/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At low tide the little boat was left aground.[↗](../../aground/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rescuers helped the sailors when their boat ran aground.[↗](../../aground/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates' ship was aground on the rocks.[↗](../../aground/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They waited for the high tide to float the ship that had gone aground.[↗](../../aground/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ague** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ague was an old word for an illness with fever and shivering, the kind caught from damp places.[↗](../../ague/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the hard winter the poor woman suffered from fever and ague.[↗](../../ague/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In old tales, people caught ague from the damp marshes.[↗](../../ague/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man shook with ague by the fire.[↗](../../ague/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ahead** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ahead means in front, or further on: a runner who is ahead is in front of the others.[↗](../../ahead/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ahead means in the future, still to come.[↗](../../ahead/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ahead means winning, with more points.[↗](../../ahead/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Go ahead» means you may start or do it.[↗](../../ahead/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lily is 30 meters ahead of Sam.[↗](../../ahead/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Reds are 7 points ahead.[↗](../../ahead/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He reads 20 pages ahead of the class.[↗](../../ahead/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 3 days ahead before the trip.[↗](../../ahead/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Go ahead and start eating.[↗](../../ahead/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Look ahead when you ride your bike.[↗](../../ahead/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We planned ahead for the trip.[↗](../../ahead/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The road ahead is closed.[↗](../../ahead/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We finished the project ahead of time.[↗](../../ahead/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · She was two steps ahead of her brother.[↗](../../ahead/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · While the witch was swimming across the water, Prince Ivan got a long way ahead.[↗](../../ahead/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **ahem** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A written sound like a small cough, made to get people's attention, to show you are about to speak, or to show you don't approve of something.[↗](../../ahem/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (humorous) Used in writing to point out a joke or a hint: «My birthday is next week, ahem.».[↗](../../ahem/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Ahem!» said the Mouse with an important air.[↗](../../ahem/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher said «Ahem» and the class went quiet.[↗](../../ahem/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ahem, I think you're sitting in my seat.»[↗](../../ahem/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Somebody (ahem) forgot to feed the cat.»[↗](../../ahem/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad cleared his throat: «Ahem\![↗](../../ahem/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Dinner is ready.»[↗](../../ahem/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ahem!» coughed the butler at the door.[↗](../../ahem/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Ahem! ahem!” said the Rocket angrily.[↗](../../ahem/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ahimsa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) Ahimsa is the idea of not harming any living thing, in thought, word or action; it is an important teaching in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.[↗](../../ahimsa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Non-violence as a way of life and of working for change.[↗](../../ahimsa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ahimsa means doing no harm to any living thing.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Because of ahimsa, many Jains do not eat meat.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gandhi used ahimsa to protest peacefully.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some monks walk carefully to avoid hurting insects, following ahimsa.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class talked about how ahimsa is like being kind to animals.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ahimsa is a word from Sanskrit, an old language of India.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Buddhists, Hindus and Jains all value ahimsa.[↗](../../ahimsa/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ai** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* AI stands for artificial intelligence: computer programs that can do things that seem to need thinking, like understanding speech, recognising pictures, answering questions or playing games.[↗](../../ai/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An AI is one such program or system.[↗](../../ai/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In crossword puzzles, «ai» is a three-toed sloth, an animal from South American rainforests.[↗](../../ai/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Ai can also be a cry of fright, pain or surprise, as in a sudden shout.[↗](../../ai/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* AI helps the phone understand what I say.[↗](../../ai/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher showed us how AI can recognise cats in photos.[↗](../../ai/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An AI can make mistakes, so always check its answers.[↗](../../ai/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That picture was made by AI, not a camera.[↗](../../ai/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't tell an AI chatbot your address or password.[↗](../../ai/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a friendly AI helps the crew fly the spaceship.[↗](../../ai/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ai is a sloth that lives in the rainforest.[↗](../../ai/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai; (Torah GEN.13.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ai/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Mailer, Efiii/niphisclie fMiikinalei' aiis Ara/iieii, Vienna 18S9, p. 19.[↗](../../ai/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../ai/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.[↗](../../ai/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ai/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three.[↗](../../ai/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.7.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ai/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.[↗](../../ai/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.8.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ai/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **aid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Aid is help, especially money, food or care given to people who need it.[↗](../../aid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An aid is a thing that helps you, like a hearing aid.[↗](../../aid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To aid someone means to help them.[↗](../../aid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She learned first aid at Scouts.[↗](../../aid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The first aid kit is in the kitchen cupboard.[↗](../../aid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandpa wears a hearing aid.[↗](../../aid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Countries sent aid after the earthquake.[↗](../../aid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pictures are a good aid to learning.[↗](../../aid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A passer-by came to his aid.[↗](../../aid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The map aided us in finding the way.[↗](../../aid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I have come to thy aid."[↗](../../aid/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **aide** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An aide is a person who helps someone important, such as a president, prime minister or general, with their work.[↗](../../aide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A teacher's aide (or teaching aide) is an adult who helps the teacher and the pupils in the classroom.[↗](../../aide/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our classroom aide helps me with reading.[↗](../../aide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's aide sat with the new pupil.[↗](../../aide/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The president's aide gave a speech to reporters.[↗](../../aide/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Lee is an aide in the kindergarten class.[↗](../../aide/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The general sent an aide with a message.[↗](../../aide/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The aide carried the prime minister's papers.[↗](../../aide/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the aide if you need help with the worksheet.[↗](../../aide/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum works as an aide at the hospital.[↗](../../aide/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Mannikin was one of the first to volunteer, but he only asked to go as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in chief, who was a gallant soldier and celebrated for his victories.[↗](../../aide/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **aigu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é.[↗](../../aigu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is not an English word.[↗](../../aigu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The word «café» has an accent aigu on the e.[↗](../../aigu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put an accent aigu on the e in «école».[↗](../../aigu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An accent aigu slopes up to the right.[↗](../../aigu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Été» has two accents aigus.[↗](../../aigu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher drew an é with an accent aigu.[↗](../../aigu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Accent aigu makes the e sound like «ay».[↗](../../aigu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To ail is to be the matter with someone, to be wrong with them; «What ails you?» asks what is wrong.[↗](../../ail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ail is to trouble or make someone unwell.[↗](../../ail/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What ails you, little dog?[↗](../../ail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The innkeeper asked him in some concern what ailed him.[↗](../../ail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Something ails the old well, and the water tastes bad.[↗](../../ail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ailing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ailing means ill or unwell, often for a long time and not getting better quickly.[↗](../../ailing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ailing bird sat still on its perch.[↗](../../ailing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A cat heard that the birds in the aviary were ailing.[↗](../../ailing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She stayed in bed, ailing, and needed her brother's help.[↗](../../ailing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ailment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ailment is an illness, usually a minor one, like a cold, cough or rash.[↗](../../ailment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Colds and coughs are common winter ailments.[↗](../../ailment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma had a herbal remedy for every ailment.[↗](../../ailment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist can help with minor ailments.[↗](../../ailment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy's ailment turned out to be a sore paw.[↗](../../ailment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old days, people used honey to treat many ailments.[↗](../../ailment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tummy aches are a common ailment among children.[↗](../../ailment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rudy knew nothing of fever, or any other ailment.[↗](../../ailment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … 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