be taken ill in English

Audio: en-au-be taken ill.ogg

Forms: is taken ill [present, singular, third-person], being taken ill [participle, present], was taken ill [past], been taken ill [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> taken ill}} 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)

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "To become ill."
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        "(idiomatic) To become ill."
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          "word": "fall ill"
        },
        {
          "word": "take ill"
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        {
          "word": "take sick"
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        {
          "word": "be taken bad"
        }
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    {
      "form": "is taken ill",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "being taken ill",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was taken ill",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "been taken ill",
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        "past"
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        "To become ill."
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    {
      "word": "fall ill"
    },
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      "word": "take ill"
    },
    {
      "word": "take sick"
    },
    {
      "word": "be taken bad"
    }
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  "word": "be taken ill"
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"be taken ill" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms