healthy

«healthy» in Mova's school dictionary: well, strong and not ill — 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

adjective (healthy, healthier, healthiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Healthy means well, strong and not ill. tree →

2) Healthy food or habits help you stay well. tree →

3) Healthy can mean good and normal: a healthy plant, a healthy friendship. tree →

4) Healthy can mean large: «a healthy appetite». tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, a healthy body needs balanced meals (fruit, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy), water, exercise, sleep and clean teeth; a healthy mind needs rest, friends and talking about feelings. In science, healthy plants need light, water and nutrients. Phrases: «healthy eating», «healthy lifestyle», «stay healthy», «healthy snack».

examples

• Fruit is a healthy snack. tree →
• Exercise keeps you healthy. tree →
• The vet said our dog is healthy. tree →
• Eat a healthy breakfast before school. tree →
• Sleep helps you stay healthy. tree →
• The plant looks healthy and green. tree →
• He has a healthy appetite. tree →
• Healthy friendships make you feel good. tree →
• They were both young and healthy, well-grown and strong; but Jurgen was the cleverer of the two. tree →

note

Comparison: healthier, healthiest (y → i). Noun: «health». Opposite: unhealthy. «Healthy» describes a person or food; «healthful» is a rarer word for food that is good for you.

In the corpora

• Never comment on someone's weight; you don't know if they are ill, grieving or just healthier.
• Many sharks are endangered because they grow slowly and have few young, and they keep oceans healthy by eating sick fish.
• When close relatives have babies together, inherited illnesses become more common, so swapping animals keeps the family tree healthy.
• Births of rare animals like gorillas or rhinos are celebrated, because a small population needs every healthy baby.
• A contagious (catching) face cancer has killed many devils, and scientists keep healthy groups of devils safe to save the species.

Trees and pragmatics

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