fall ill

present singular third person falls ill · participle present falling ill · past fell ill · participle past fallen ill

1. intransitiveTo become ill, to get sick, to sicken.

   We come into contact with germ-infested surfaces all day, every day, but we don’t keep falling catastrophically ill.

   2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: ail, fall sick, take ill, take sick, be taken ill, be taken sick, be taken bad