to be critically ill

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• critically — crit|i|cally [ˈkrıtıkli] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 critically ill/injured 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(serious/worrying)¦ 4¦(criticizing)¦ 5¦(making judgments)¦ 6¦(art/literature)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) critically ill/injured so ill or so badly injured that you might die… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• critically — crit|i|cal|ly [ krıtıkli ] adverb * 1. ) extremely and seriously: critically ill: Critically ill patients were given access to experimental treatments. critically important: It is critically important that an agreement is reached this month. 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• critically */ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪklɪ] / US adverb 1) extremely and seriously critically ill: Critically ill patients were given access to experimental treatments. critically important: It is critically important that an agreement is reached this month. 2) carefully, in …   English dictionary

• ill — I UK [ɪl] / US adjective Word forms ill : adjective ill comparative worse superlative worst *** 1) not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury. The usual American word is sick He s been ill for a couple of weeks. She was too ill to… …   English dictionary

• critically — 1 critically ill/injured/important etc very seriously ill, very important etc: 10 people died and 30 were critically injured in a rail crash yesterday. 2 in a way that shows you have thought about the good and bad qualities of something: You need …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ill — ill1 [ ıl ] adjective ** 1. ) not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury: He s been ill for a couple of weeks. She was too ill to travel. mentally ill patients terminally ill (=going to die because of an illness)… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• critically — [ˈkrɪtɪkli] adv 1) extremely and seriously critically ill[/ex] 2) carefully judging something We teach children to think critically.[/ex] 3) in a way that shows that you do not like something Nobody spoke critically of the government.[/ex] 4) if… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ill — Synonyms and related words: abomination, affection, ailing, ailment, amiss, apocalyptic, atrocity, bad, badly, baleful, bane, baneful, befoulment, below par, black, blight, bodeful, boding, complaint, condition, corruption, criminal, critically… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (esp. BrE) adj. ⇨ See also ↑sick VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem ▪ lie ▪ He was lying ill in bed …   Collocations dictionary