stamina

«stamina» in Mova's school dictionary: The strength and energy to keep doing something hard… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (stamina — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

The strength and energy to keep doing something hard, especially physical activity, for a long time without getting tired. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport lessons stamina is built by running, swimming and cycling regularly; long-distance runners need lots of it. Health lessons connect stamina with a strong heart and lungs. It is also used for mental effort: "It takes stamina to finish a big project." Phrases: build up stamina, have the stamina to, lack stamina.

examples

• Running every day builds up your stamina. tree →
• Marathon runners need huge stamina. tree →
• I don't have the stamina to walk up that mountain. tree →
• Swimming is great for stamina. tree →
• Doing a hundred spellings in one go takes stamina! tree →
• The puppy has endless stamina for playing fetch. tree →
• The team lost because they ran out of stamina in the second half. tree →

note

Uncountable: "stamina", not "a stamina" or "staminas". Pronounced STAM-in-a. Similar: endurance. Strength means how much you can lift; stamina means how long you can keep going.

Trees and pragmatics

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