be taken ill

English

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Verb

be taken ill (third-person singular simple present is taken ill, present participle being taken ill, simple past was taken ill, past participle been taken ill)

1. (idiomatic) To become ill.

Synonyms

• fall ill, take ill, take sick, be taken bad

Translations

to become ill — see fall ill