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take sick

take sick verb: to become ill, to fall ill, to attract an illness.

Verb

take sick (third-person singular simple present takes sick, present participle taking sick, simple past took sick, past participle taken sick)

  1. (dated, intransitive) To become ill, to fall ill, to attract an illness.
    • The father of a certain family took sick and died. The family believed some foul play had been exercised in his case, and when they came to burn the body, a small portion, perhaps the heart, did not consume as rapidly as the rest.1871, Noah A. McDonald, “Chapter 3 Religion”, in Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c, Philadelphia: Alfred Martien, page 80

Synonyms of take sick

Forms of take sick

third-person singular presenttakes sick
present participletaking sick
pasttook sick
past participletaken sick

Questions about take sick

What does take sick mean?
Take sick means to become ill, to fall ill, to attract an illness.
What part of speech is take sick?
Take sick is a verb.
What is the past tense of take sick?
The past tense of take sick is took sick.

Words near take sick in the dictionary

  1. take seriously
  2. take several seats
  3. take shape
  4. take ship
  5. take shipping
  6. take sick
  7. take sides
  8. take sign
  9. take signs
  10. take silk
  11. take sitting down

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