be sick

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick.

“I am sick today, so can't come to work.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person is sick · participle present being sick · past was sick · participle past been sick

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: be sick.

    I am sick today, so can't come to work.

  2. informalTo vomit.

    The dog's been sick all over the carpet.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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vomitvomit uppurgecastsickcatdisgorgeregorgeretchpukebarfspewspuechuckupchuckhonkregurgitatethrow up
Broader
excreteegesteliminate
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barfbow down before the porcelain godcastcatchuckdisgorgedrive the porcelain busheavehonkhurlpray to the porcelain godpukepurgeregorgeregurgitateretchsickspewspew uptalk to god on the big white telephonethrow uptosstoss one's cookiesupchuckvomitvomit upworship the porcelain godworship the porcelain goddess

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech churavět
  • churavětto be ill
Finnish sairastaa
  • sairastaato be ill
Hungarian beteg
  • betegto be ill
Japanese 病む
  • 病む (yamu)to be ill
Korean 앓다
  • 앓다 (alta)to be ill
Polish chorować, niedomagać
  • chorowaćto be ill
  • niedomagaćto be ill
Russian боле́ть, хвора́ть
  • боле́ть (bolétʹ)to be ill
  • хвора́ть (xvorátʹ)to be ill
  • недомога́ть (nedomogátʹ)to be ill
Ukrainian хворі́ти, недомага́ти
  • хворі́ти (xvoríty)to be ill
  • недомага́ти (nedomaháty)to be ill
Cite this entry
APA

be sick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20sick

MLA

“be sick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20sick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be sick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20sick.

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