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# unwell

«unwell» in Mova's school dictionary: **Ill or sick; not feeling healthy: "I feel unwell."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (unwell)

### meaning for a pupil

Ill or sick; not feeling healthy: "I feel unwell." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and at school, pupils tell an adult when they feel unwell; the school may call a parent. In health lessons, pupils learn to stay home when unwell to avoid spreading germs. Phrases: feel unwell, look unwell, be taken unwell.

### examples

- I feel unwell; can I see the school nurse? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x1)
- Tom stayed at home because he was unwell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x2)
- Grandpa looked unwell, so we called the doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x3)
- If you are unwell, rest and drink water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x4)
- She was taken unwell during the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x5)
- Tell an adult straight away if you feel unwell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x6)
- A second time spake Koshchei and said, "I feel rather unwell." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/#x7)

### note

Usually used after verbs like "be", "feel", "look": "She feels unwell", not "an unwell girl" (though this is sometimes heard). It is a softer, more polite word than "sick" or "ill". Safety: tell an adult if you feel unwell; do not take medicine on your own.

### In the corpora

- [Bottling up strong feelings about big family changes can make children withdrawn, angry or unwell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/21/)
- [Animals often notice when someone is unwell, but you should still wash your hands and not let pets lick your face.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/460-the-pet-that-loves-you-most/35/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unwell» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwell/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.