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# fitness

noun (fitness; usually no plural)

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

## Everyday

1. Fitness is being healthy and strong in your body, especially from exercise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#m1)
2. How good or suitable someone or something is for a task: «fitness for the job». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#m2)
3. (science) In biology, how well a living thing survives and has young in its environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in PE, sport and health: «fitness test», «fitness club», «physical fitness», «fitness tracker». It tells the reader about health and exercise.

### Examples

- We did a fitness test in PE today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x1)
- Swimming is great for fitness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x2)
- Dad joined a fitness class on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x3)
- Her fitness improved after a month of running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x4)
- My fitness tracker counts my steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x5)
- The coach checked the players' fitness before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «fitness», not «a fitness». From the adjective «fit». Slang/informal: «get fit», «keep fit». In maths, fitness problems often count steps, laps or minutes of exercise.

## On Mova

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