flu

«flu» in Mova's school dictionary: An illness caused by a virus that gives you a high… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (flu, the flu — uncountable; short for influenza)

meaning for a pupil

An illness caused by a virus that gives you a high temperature, aches, a cough, a sore throat and makes you feel very tired. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, flu spreads through coughs, sneezes and dirty hands, so we catch coughs in a tissue or elbow and wash our hands. Many people get a flu vaccine every year. Flu is worse than a common cold. Phrases: have the flu, catch the flu, flu jab, flu shot, flu season, stomach flu.

examples

• I stayed home because I had the flu. tree →
• Catch your sneeze to stop flu spreading. tree →
• I had my flu shot at the doctor's. tree →
• Flu season is in winter. tree →
• You feel very tired and achy with flu. tree →
• Wash your hands to keep flu away. tree →

note

Uncountable: "have flu" or "have the flu", not "a flu". It is short for "influenza". Myth: antibiotics do not cure flu, because flu is a virus. Don't confuse "flu" with "flew" (past of fly) or "flue" (a chimney pipe); they sound the same.

In the corpora

• The flu jab is free for the over-sixty-fives because flu is much more dangerous for older people.
• Colds, flu and cold sores spread through spit, so everyone uses their own cup or bottle.
• You use your own cup or bottle, because colds, flu and cold sores spread through spit.
• When Mia has flu, her grandma's old cat doesn't leave her bed for three days.
• Flu comes on suddenly with high fever, aching muscles, headache, shivers and great tiredness.

Trees and pragmatics

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