under the weather

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Word: Under the Weather

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: "Under the weather" is an expression used to describe someone who is feeling ill or unwell. It means that a person is not feeling their best, often because they are sick or have a minor illness.

Usage Instructions:

You can use "under the weather" to talk about yourself or someone else who is feeling sick. It is informal and often used in casual conversations.

Examples:

1. "I think I’m going to stay home today because I’m feeling a bit under the weather."
2. "She was under the weather last week, so she missed several days of work."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, you might hear this phrase in discussions about health or well-being. For example, someone might say, "After traveling for so long, I felt a bit under the weather and needed to rest."

Word Variants:

• Feeling under the weather (a common phrase to express the same feeling)
• Under the weather can also be used in different tenses: "I was feeling under the weather," or "He will be under the weather if he doesn’t take care of himself."

Different Meanings:

While "under the weather" primarily means feeling ill, it can also imply that someone is feeling sad or low in spirits. For example, "He’s been under the weather emotionally since he lost his job."

Synonyms:

• Unwell
• Feeling poorly
• Ailing
• Indisposed
• Sick

Related Idioms:

• Feeling blue: This means feeling sad or depressed, which can sometimes accompany feeling under the weather.
• Down with something: This is another informal way to say that someone is sick, e.g., "I’m down with a cold."

Phrasal Verbs:

There aren’t direct phrasal verbs related to "under the weather," but you could combine it with other words, such as: - Get over: "I hope you get over your cold soon."

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Adjective

1. somewhat ill or prone to illness
   • my poor ailing grandmother
   • feeling a bit indisposed today
   • you look a little peaked
   • feeling poorly
   • a sickly child
   • is unwell and can't come to work

Synonyms

• ailing
• indisposed
• peaked
• poorly
• sickly
• unwell
• seedy