Meaning
To be or become sick or unwell.
Examples
I heard your sister has taken ill recently. I hope that it isn’t anything too serious?
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘take ill’ mean?
The idiom ‘take ill’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘take ill’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘take ill’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.