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Collocations for sick - noun

ADJECTIVE

chronic, long-term (both esp. BrE)

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VERB + the sick

visit
aid, care for, comfort, help, look after (esp. BrE), minister to, nurse, take care of, tend
workers who are caring for the sick and elderly
treat
cure, heal
the Church's mission to preach the gospel and heal the sick
pray for

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PHRASES

the sick and wounded
The sick and wounded were evacuated from the war zone.

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Collocations for sick - adj.

1. not well

→ See also ill

VERBS

be, look
become, fall (formal), get (esp. AmE)
He fell sick with yellow fever.
She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer.

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ADVERB

chronically (esp. BrE), desperately, extremely, seriously, terribly, very
The home has 20 chronically sick and disabled residents.
a very sick woman in the next bed
mentally

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PREPOSITION

from
The workers got sick from radiation exposure.
with
She was sick with cancer.

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PHRASES

be off sick
John's not in the office today. He's off sick.

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2. (esp. BrE) wanting to vomit

VERBS

be (BrE), feel, look
I was sick three times in the night.
Dad, I feel sick!
get
I get sick if I sit in the back seat.
make sb
If you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick.

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ADVERB

horribly, very, violently
He leaned sideways and was violently sick.
almost
continually
physically
Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.

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PREPOSITION

with
Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment.

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PHRASES

be as sick as a dog
sick to your stomach (AmE)
I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

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3. bored/disgusted/annoyed

VERBS

be
become, get
I'm getting sick of all these delays.
make sb
Her attitude makes me sick.

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ADVERB

heartily (esp. BrE), really
He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy.
absolutely, thoroughly
a bit, a little, pretty, rather
She was getting a little sick of his moaning.

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PREPOSITION

of
I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess.

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PHRASES

sick and tired of sth, sick to the back teeth of sth (BrE), sick to death of sth
(as) sick as a parrot (BrE)

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4. cruel/in bad taste

VERBS

be, seem, sound
You're really sick, you know that?

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.

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PHRASES

sick in the head
Whoever started the fire must be sick in the head.

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Sick is used with these nouns:
bag, bay, day, father, feeling, freak, joke, leave, man, mind, mother, note, pay, people, person, relative, sense of humour

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