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# healthy

adjective (healthy, healthier, healthiest)

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

## Everyday

1. Healthy means well, strong and not ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#m1)
2. Healthy food or habits help you stay well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#m2)
3. Healthy can mean good and normal: a healthy plant, a healthy friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#m3)
4. Healthy can mean large: «a healthy appetite». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In health lessons, a healthy body needs balanced meals (fruit, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy), water, exercise, sleep and clean teeth; a healthy mind needs rest, friends and talking about feelings. In science, healthy plants need light, water and nutrients. Phrases: «healthy eating», «healthy lifestyle», «stay healthy», «healthy snack».

### Examples

- Fruit is a healthy snack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x1)
- Exercise keeps you healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x2)
- The vet said our dog is healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x3)
- Eat a healthy breakfast before school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x4)
- Sleep helps you stay healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x5)
- The plant looks healthy and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x6)
- He has a healthy appetite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x7)
- Healthy friendships make you feel good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x8)
- They were both young and healthy, well-grown and strong; but Jurgen was the cleverer of the two. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthy/#x9)

### Note

Comparison: healthier, healthiest (y → i). Noun: «health». Opposite: unhealthy. «Healthy» describes a person or food; «healthful» is a rarer word for food that is good for you.

## On Mova

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