Health

  • 31health — [[t]he̱lθ[/t]] ♦ 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with poss A person s health is the condition of their body and the extent to which it is free from illness or is able to resist illness. Tea contains caffeine. It s bad for your health. 2) N UNCOUNT Health is a… …

    English dictionary

  • 32health — /helT/ noun (U) 1 your physical condition and how healthy you are: Betty s anxious about her husband s health. | Smoking can seriously damage your health. | be in good/excellent/poor health (=be generally healthy or unhealthy) | be good/bad for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33health — n. 1 the state of being well in body or mind. 2 a person s mental or physical condition (has poor health). 3 soundness, esp. financial or moral (the health of the nation). 4 a toast drunk in someone s honour. Phrases and idioms: health centre the …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34health*/*/*/ — [helθ] noun [U] 1) the condition of your body, especially whether or not you are ill His health improved once he stopped working.[/ex] She s had serious health problems.[/ex] Lola is 85 and still in very good health.[/ex] My father has been in… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 35health — 01. He has excellent [health] because he eats well, and exercises regularly. 02. He received treatment for cancer about 5 years ago, and has remained [healthy] ever since. 03. Alcohol is actually not bad for your [health] if you drink small… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 36health —   Olakino, ola pono, ola. See Board of Health.    ♦ Public health, ola o ka lehulehu.    ♦ Good health, olakino maika i; ahuahu, ehuehu, e ehu, hāehu, kā ala ala, ōhāhā.    ♦ Poor health, nāwaliwali ke kino, halalū, lau pala, pakē.    ♦ To glow… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 37health — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlth, from hāl Date: before 12th century 1. a. the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially freedom from physical disease or pain b. the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38health — [[t]hɛlθ[/t]] n. 1) phl the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: in poor health[/ex] 2) phl psi soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to lose one s health[/ex] 3) a polite or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39Health —    Increasing prosperity and medical research have improved Dutch health conditions tremendously during the last century, yet “new” and typical geriatric disorders, such as strokes, dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, diabetes, AIDS,… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • 40health —    illness    As with defence and life2, the taboo subject is avoided by talking about the converse. Thus the pharmaceutical industry sells health care products to the sick; the British National Health Service provides, as best it can, for the… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms