take sick

Verb

Meaning

take sick (third-person singular simple present takes sick, present participle taking sick, simple past took sick, past participle taken sick)

(intransitive) To become ill, to fall ill.
Synonyms: take ill, fall sick, be taken ill, be taken sick

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Examples

And you can't even take sick leave." Source: Internet

Can I take sick leave due to my anxiety about coronavirus? Source: Internet

People in informal jobs are less likely to be able to work from home, or take sick leave, so many have kept working through lockdown, and sometimes through illness. Source: Internet

“When we saw there was a fire we drove as fast as we could with water to the camp, intending to take sick people to hospital. Source: Internet

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