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• off sick — british phrase if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill She’s been off sick for over a week. Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym Main entry: sick …   Useful english dictionary

• off sick — British if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill She s been off sick for over a week …   English dictionary

• sick — [sɪk] adjective 1. a sick company, economy etc is one that has financial or other difficulties such as corruption (= dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour): • The President lost popularity when his reforms failed to revive a sick economy. • a… …   Financial and business terms

• sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sick*/*/ — [sɪk] adj 1) if you are sick, food that you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth I m going to be sick![/ex] See: seasick 2) if you are sick, you have an illness He stayed at home caring for his sick wife.[/ex] 3)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• sick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun the sick ADJECTIVE ▪ chronic, long term (both esp. BrE) VERB + THE SICK ▪ visit ▪ aid, care for …   Collocations dictionary

• sick — [[t]sɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sicker, sickest 1) ADJ GRADED If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. He s very sick. He needs medication... She found herself with two small children,… …   English dictionary

• sick — I UK [sɪk] / US adjective Word forms sick : adjective sick comparative sicker superlative sickest *** 1) if you are sick, food you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth I m going to be sick! violently sick: He was… …   English dictionary

• off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• off — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɒf, AM ɔːf[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɒ̱f, AM ɔ͟ːf[/t]]) 1) PREP If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk... I took… …   English dictionary