seriously ill

This page is about the collocation seriously ill

collocation pattern: adverb + adjective

Meaning

very sick

For example

  • My sister was seriously ill, but she's fine now.

  • Seriously ill villagers have to travel over a hundred miles to get to a hospital.

Note:
A similar collocation is "critically ill"

Quick Quiz

If you're seriously ill, you should

a. go to a hospital

b. have a day off

c. go to bed
a) go to a hospital b) have a day off c) go to bed

Contributor: Matt Errey