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# athletic

adjective (athletic, more athletic, most athletic)

«athletic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Strong, fit and good at sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#m1)
2. To do with athletics or sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PE and sport: an athletic girl, athletic shoes, athletic club. In the UK, athletics means running, jumping and throwing events. Phrases: athletic build, athletic ability, athletic club.

### Examples

- She is very athletic and runs every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x1)
- He has an athletic build. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x2)
- Wear athletic shoes for PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x3)
- The athletic club meets on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x4)
- Cheetahs are athletic animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x5)
- Our school has strong athletic teams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x6)
- At length, being now a tall and athletic youth, Jason resolved to seek his fortune in the world, without asking Chiron's advice, or telling him anything about the matter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced ath-LET-ik, not "ath-a-LET-ik". Person: athlete. In the US "athletics" can mean sport in general; in the UK it means track and field.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «athletic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«athletic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/athletic.html) on Mova free.