health

«health» in Mova's school dictionary: how well your body and mind are working; being free from… — 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 (health, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Health is how well your body and mind are working; being free from illness and injury. tree →

2) Your health can be good or bad, so the word also names the state of your body at a given time. tree →

3) Health is also the work of keeping people well, as in health care and health services. tree →

4) The health of a thing like a business or a forest means how strong and well it is doing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, health lessons teach eating well, exercise, sleep, washing hands, brushing teeth and looking after feelings. In science it links to the body, germs and food groups. In everyday life you hear «health centre», «health care», «mental health», «healthy food», «in good health», «health and safety» (rules that keep people from getting hurt). In stories, a character's health getting worse or better shows danger or recovery.

examples

• Sleep is very important for your health. tree →
• Grandma is in good health for her age. tree →
• Smoking is bad for your health. tree →
• We learned about mental health in class today. tree →
• The nurse at the health centre checked my ears. tree →
• Exercise and fruit help keep your heart in good health. tree →
• The forest's health is harmed by pollution. tree →
• Health and safety rules say we must wear goggles in the lab. tree →
• She was worried about her dog's health. tree →
• "I wish you good health, master merchant." tree →

note

Uncountable: «good health», not «a health» or «healths». The adjective is «healthy» (a healthy person, healthy food); the opposite is «unhealthy». Do not mix up «health» (the state) with «healthy» (describing word). «Cheers, to your health!» is a toast adults say. «Health» is spelled with «ea» like «wealth».

In the corpora

• Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health; many people need several tries.
• That is the clearest lesson about health gossip: someone's illness is theirs to share.
• People in the Netherlands grew about 20 centimetres taller on average over about 150 years, mostly thanks to better food and health.
• "Going through a rough patch" can mean being depressed or in a mental health crisis, or simply having a hard time.
• "For medicinal purposes" is a joke meaning for drinking or getting high, not really for health.

Trees and pragmatics

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