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Old 01-Sep-2003, 19:34
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I am worried to see you ill.

Does this sentence mean that you are ill and seeing you ill worries me, or that I am worried because I might see you ill?
How about:
I am worried about seeing you ill.
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The first means "you are ill and seeing you ill worries me"

The second could have the idea of 'might', but it would be more likely in a different tense.
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Old 02-Sep-2003, 16:48
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I am worried to see you ill.
I think the meaning that is most likely is that the person is already ill and the speaker is worried about that.

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