sanitary

«sanitary» in Mova's school dictionary: Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (sanitary)

meaning for a pupil

1) Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic. tree →

2) About keeping people healthy by getting rid of waste and dirty water: sanitary systems. tree →

3) «Sanitary products» or «sanitary pads» are things used during a period (menstruation). tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons, kitchens and hospitals must be sanitary; washing hands keeps things sanitary. In history, poor sanitary conditions in old cities spread diseases like cholera. In everyday life, «sanitary bin» in toilets. Formal word; children say «clean». Phrases: «sanitary conditions», «sanitary products», «sanitary bin», «not very sanitary».

examples

• The hospital must be kept sanitary. tree →
• Old cities had poor sanitary conditions. tree →
• Licking your fingers isn't very sanitary! tree →
• Put sanitary products in the sanitary bin. tree →
• Clean water and toilets are sanitary needs for everyone. tree →
• The kitchen passed its sanitary check. tree →

note

Adjective. Related: sanitation (systems for clean water and waste), sanitise/sanitize, sanitiser. Opposite: unsanitary or insanitary. Spelling: san-I-tary.

Trees and pragmatics

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