ails

[eylz]

verb

1. third person singular present indicative of ail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ails¹

ail ( def. ) + -s ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

What Bondi is doing in Washington isn’t a cure for what ails it.

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What our milk cows taught me on that mountain farm, Hardin elevated into a principle that explains much of what ails modern society.

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Whatever ails you, America, the remedy resides with we the people and the power we hold, particularly at the ballot box.

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And none of that will cure any of what ails him, he said.

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“If we can kill another thirty-two every day, then maybe we can reduce what ails the country.”

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Related Words

• afflict 
• bother