Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sick in American Collocation
sick
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/sɪk/
acutely
chronically
desperately
mentally
pretty
terminally
very
We often see people who are desperately sick with asthma or bronchitis.
be
become
fall
get
grow
look
If a worker fell sick, the problem could be quickly dealt with.