ail
verb (used with object)
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
had ailed
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past perfectof ail.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Williams had 19 points, 13 assists and a season-high 5 steals and looked entirely unburdened by whatever had ailed him all season.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2013
As he pitched yesterday, he solved what had ailed him.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2012
Jered Weaver, the Angels ace who was coming off two oddly poor outings, corrected whatever flaw had ailed him and threw eight nearly flawless innings.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2011
Asked what had ailed him, Zhukov said laconically: "Ear trouble."
From Time Magazine Archive
In other words, he survived the attack of influenza and heart trouble, only to go on ailing as he had ailed before.
From Mr. Bingle by George Barr McCutcheon
