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Meaning of 'ail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ail [ n.]
- Indisposition or morbid affection.
2 . Ail [ v. i.]
- To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.
3 . Ail [ v. t.]
- To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.

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