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being taken ill

being taken ill is the present participle and gerund of be taken ill.

Meaning of be taken ill

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.

Questions about being taken ill

What is being taken ill the present participle and gerund of?
Being taken ill is the present participle and gerund of be taken ill.

Words near being taken ill in the dictionary

  1. being rid of
  2. being right
  3. being silent
  4. being someone's to lose
  5. being supposed to
  6. being taken ill
  7. being that
  8. being the worse for drink
  9. being there
  10. being used to
  11. being with

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