ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SICK
Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SICK
PRESENT
Present
I sick
you sick
he/she/it sicks
we sick
you sick
they sick
Present continuous
I am sicking
you are sicking
he/she/it is sicking
we are sicking
you are sicking
they are sicking
Present perfect
I have sicked
you have sicked
he/she/it has sicked
we have sicked
you have sicked
they have sicked
Present perfect continuous
I have been sicking
you have been sicking
he/she/it has been sicking
we have been sicking
you have been sicking
they have been sicking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I sicked
you sicked
he/she/it sicked
we sicked
you sicked
they sicked
Past continuous
I was sicking
you were sicking
he/she/it was sicking
we were sicking
you were sicking
they were sicking
Past perfect
I had sicked
you had sicked
he/she/it had sicked
we had sicked
you had sicked
they had sicked
Past perfect continuous
I had been sicking
you had been sicking
he/she/it had been sicking
we had been sicking
you had been sicking
they had been sicking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sick
you will sick
he/she/it will sick
we will sick
you will sick
they will sick
Future continuous
I will be sicking
you will be sicking
he/she/it will be sicking
we will be sicking
you will be sicking
they will be sicking
Future perfect
I will have sicked
you will have sicked
he/she/it will have sicked
we will have sicked
you will have sicked
they will have sicked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sicking
you will have been sicking
he/she/it will have been sicking
we will have been sicking
you will have been sicking
they will have been sicking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sick
you would sick
he/she/it would sick
we would sick
you would sick
they would sick
Conditional continuous
I would be sicking
you would be sicking
he/she/it would be sicking
we would be sicking
you would be sicking
they would be sicking
Conditional perfect
I would have sick
you would have sick
he/she/it would have sick
we would have sick
you would have sick
they would have sick
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sicking
you would have been sicking
he/she/it would have been sicking
we would have been sicking
you would have been sicking
they would have been sicking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sick
we let´s sick
you sick
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
sicking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «SICK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sick.
Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.
The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.
Do you know what directors go through? It's just hell. Like, why do I work so hard - to think I'm only going to see this movie five times and then never see it again 'cause I'm so sick of it? What is it worth, honestly?
How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination.
Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.
People never think of entertainers as being human. When you walk out on stage, the audience think, 'Nothing can go wrong with them.' We get sick and we have headaches just like they do. When we are cut, we bleed.
There's a great metaphor that one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICK»
Discover the use of
sick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why We Get
Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
The answers are in this groundbreaking book by two founders of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine, who deftly synthesize the latest research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's and from cancer to Huntington's chorea.
Randolph M. Nesse, George C. Williams, 2012
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.
3
Bad Girls and
Sick Boys: Fantasies in Contemporary Art and ...
"Bad Girls and Sick Boys" offers a vital and entertaining tour of the current cultural landscape. Kauffman boldly connects the dots between the radical artists who shatter taboos and challenge legal and aesthetic conventions.
4
Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty: ...
In this provocative study, Michelle Murphy takes us on a journey into the making of an environmental illness, into the spaces of the modern office building, gendered labor practices, and workers' bodies to reveal what is perceived and what ...
5
Scared
Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease
Draws on findings in a range of scientific disciplines to demonstrate how chronic fear in early childhood can be linked to common adult health issues, sharing illuminating case studies to reveal how compromises to an overworked fight-or ...
6
A
Sick Day for Amos McGee
Zookeeper Amos McGee always makes time to visit his friends who live at the zoo until the day he stays home because he is sick.
7
Sick Buildings: Definition, Diagnosis and Mitigation
This book is a comprehensive examination of the phenomenon of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) characterized as sick or problem buildings.
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
9
Why Christians Get
Sick
People the world over have been transformed by the truth of the teachings found in this book.
10
You Don't LOOK
Sick!: Living Well with Invisible Chronic Illness
Designed for patients in at all stages of the chronic illness journey, this book will also be illuminating for caregivers and loved ones. From the book: “I’ve learned that having a chronic illness is not a prison sentence.
Joy Selak, Steven Overman, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICK»
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sick is used in the context of the following news items.
Why do doctors, of all people, show up for work sick?
Doctors and nurses understand that working while they're sick can put their patients at risk. But most do so anyway, a new survey of workers at the Children's ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
California paid sick leave act goes into effect July 1
An estimated 6.5 million Californians will become eligible for paid sick leave for the first time starting July 1. The Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014, ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
'Sick in the Head' Is Judd Apatow's Comedy Bible
In his first book, Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy, released Tuesday, Apatow lays out a multi-decade legacy of comedic inspiration that ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
Chipotle's Hourly Workers Are Getting Paid Sick Leave And Vacation
Late last week the company announced that effective July 1, it will offer hourly workers paid sick leave, paid vacation and tuition reimbursement -- benefits that ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Canada salmonella outbreak leaves 34 people sick after poultry …
The agency said it was investigating 17 cases of people becoming sick between April 5 and May 12 in the province of Alberta, 13 in British Columbia and four in ... «Reuters, May 15»
Paid sick leave is the next battleground for workers' rights
Paid Sick Leave_Mill (1) AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliIn this Friday, May 15, 2015 photo, Shannon Henderson poses outside the Wal-Mart store where she works ... «Business Insider, May 15»
Tracking Your Own Health Data Too Closely Can Make You Sick
A big failing of medicine, he wrote, is that "we wait till we are sick to have our blood tested and compare the results to 'comparable demographics.' " While that ... «NPR, Apr 15»
From Microsoft, a Novel Way to Mandate Sick Leave
It is difficult to imagine, at least in the current political climate, that the federal government will require paid sick leave for workers, let alone vacation time. «New York Times, Mar 15»
Mandatory sick leave moves forward in Capitol
Nearly every Oregon employee could have at least 40 hours of paid sick leave in the near future if the Oregon Legislature succeeds in passing one of two bills ... «Statesman Journal, Mar 15»
The paid sick leave battle continues, state by state
President Barack Obama presented his proposal for universal paid sick days building on that momentum: “Let's put it to a vote right here in Washington,” he said. «Fortune, Feb 15»
