dehydration

«dehydration» in Mova's school dictionary: when your body does not have enough water, which can make… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (dehydration — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dehydration is when your body does not have enough water, which can make you thirsty, tired, dizzy and give you a headache. tree →

2) In science and cooking, dehydration is removing water from something, such as drying fruit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and safety, children learn to drink water on hot days and during sport to prevent dehydration; dark yellow wee is a sign. In science, dehydration of food (like raisins from grapes) helps it keep longer. In stories, dehydration is a danger for people lost in a desert. Common phrases: «suffer from dehydration», «prevent dehydration», «signs of dehydration», «severe dehydration».

examples

• Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration on hot days. tree →
• The runner was treated for dehydration after the race. tree →
• Headaches can be a sign of dehydration. tree →
• Raisins are made by the dehydration of grapes. tree →
• The lost hikers were suffering from dehydration. tree →
• Babies with tummy bugs can get dehydration quickly. tree →
• In the Australian outback, dehydration can be dangerous. tree →

note

Uncountable. The verb is «dehydrate» and the adjective «dehydrated». «De-» means «take away» and «hydr-» means «water». Myth: you do not have to wait until you are very thirsty — drinking regularly is the safe habit.

In the corpora

• Even mild dehydration can cause headaches, tiredness and poor concentration, and you can be dehydrated before you feel thirsty.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dehydration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.