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Collocation

seriously ill

adverb + adjective adverb + adjective

very sick; having a severe illness or medical condition

seriously ill: very sick; having a severe illness or medical condition

Definition

'seriously ill' is a common English collocation. very sick; having a severe illness or medical condition

seriously + ill

“She became seriously ill after the trip and had to stay in the hospital.”

Examples

  • My grandfather was seriously ill last winter, so we visited him every day.
  • She is seriously ill, and the doctors are running more tests to find the cause.
  • When he became seriously ill, he decided to take time off work to recover.
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  • The charity supports families when a child is seriously ill.
  • I did not realize she was seriously ill until I saw her in the hospital.
  • The nurse explained that he was seriously ill but stable and responding to treatment.
  • Because he was seriously ill, the flight was delayed while medical staff helped him off the plane.
  • She kept working even though she was seriously ill, which only made her condition worse.
  • The report confirmed that several patients were seriously ill after drinking contaminated water.