ails

American  

[eylz] / eɪlz /

verb

1. third person singular present indicative of ail.

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Etymology

Origin of ails

ail ( def. ) + -s ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

This fact explains much of what ails Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.

From MarketWatch

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• afflict
• bother