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be sick

be sick verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick.
    • I am sick today, so can't come to work.
  2. (informal) To vomit.
    • The dog's been sick all over the carpet.

be sick meaning in Kannada

be sick in Kannada

ವಾಂತಿಯಾಗು, ವಾಂತಿಮಾಡು, ಓಕರಿಸು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ತೊಳಸು

Forms of be sick

third-person singular presentis sick
present participlebeing sick
pastwas sick
past participlebeen sick

Words formed from be sick

Questions about be sick

What does be sick mean?
Be sick means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick.
What is be sick in Kannada?
Be sick in Kannada is ವಾಂತಿಯಾಗು, ವಾಂತಿಮಾಡು, ಓಕರಿಸು. See Be sick meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is be sick?
Be sick is a verb.
What is the past tense of be sick?
The past tense of be sick is was sick.

Words near be sick in the dictionary

  1. be right
  2. be right back
  3. be seeing ya
  4. be seeing you
  5. be seized of
  6. be sick
  7. be silent
  8. be someone's to lose
  9. Be star
  10. Be stars
  11. be still my beating heart

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