Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ail
Participle: ailed
Gerund: ailing
Indicative
Present
| I | ail |
| you | ail |
| he;she;it | ails |
| we | ail |
| you | ail |
| they | ail |
Perfect
| I | have ailed |
| you | have ailed |
| he;she;it | has ailed |
| we | have ailed |
| you | have ailed |
| they | have ailed |
Past
| I | ailed |
| you | ailed |
| he;she;it | ailed |
| we | ailed |
| you | ailed |
| they | ailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had ailed |
| you | had ailed |
| he;she;it | had ailed |
| we | had ailed |
| you | had ailed |
| they | had ailed |
Future
| I | will ail |
| you | will ail |
| he;she;it | will ail |
| we | will ail |
| you | will ail |
| they | will ail |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ailed |
| you | will have ailed |
| he;she;it | will have ailed |
| we | will have ailed |
| you | will have ailed |
| they | will have ailed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ail |
| you | ail |
| he;she;it | ail |
| we | ail |
| you | ail |
| they | ail |
Perfect
| I | have ailed |
| you | have ailed |
| he;she;it | have ailed |
| we | have ailed |
| you | have ailed |
| they | have ailed |
Imperfect
| I | ailed |
| you | ailed |
| he;she;it | ailed |
| we | ailed |
| you | ailed |
| they | ailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had ailed |
| you | had ailed |
| he;she;it | had ailed |
| we | had ailed |
| you | had ailed |
| they | had ailed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ail |
| you | would ail |
| he;she;it | would ail |
| we | would ail |
| you | would ail |
| they | would ail |
Perfect
| I | would have ailed |
| you | would have ailed |
| he;she;it | would have ailed |
| we | would have ailed |
| you | would have ailed |
| they | would have ailed |
Imperative
| you | ail |
| we | Let's ail |
| you | ail |
Verbs conjugated like 'ail'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ail'
aid,
aik,
aim,
air,
bail,
fail,
hail,
jail,
mail,
nail,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
eglian "to trouble, plague, afflict," from P.Gmc.
*azljaz (cf. Goth.
agls "shameful,"
aglo "distress, oppression,"
us-agljan "to oppress"), from PIE
*agh-lo-, from base
*agh- "to be depressed, be afraid."
Ailment formed in Eng. 1706.
2. Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”). See: Middle English '
eilen', Middle English '
eilen', Proto-Germanic '
*aglijaną'.
Verbs referencing "ail"
German, old spelling
ekeln, Luxembourgish
eekelen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] lighted by one dim candle, and destitute of all comfort, save that which may be hidden in a wretched bed. Beside it, sits a man: his elbows on his knees: his forehead hidden in his hands. ‘What ails that man ? ’ asks the foremost officer. ‘Fever, ’ he sullenly replies, without looking up. Conceive the fancies of a feverish brain, in such a place as this!
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ I don't see as anything ails the child, ” she would say; “ she runs about, and plays. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)