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# immune

adjective (immune)

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

## Everyday

1. Immune means protected from an illness, so you cannot easily catch it, usually because your body has fought it before or you had a vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#m1)
2. Immune to something means not affected by it (immune to criticism). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#m2)
3. Immune from something means officially free from it (immune from punishment). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, the immune system is the body's defence against germs: white blood cells fight infections, and vaccines help the body become immune. In everyday life, people say they are immune to a joke or a noise when it no longer bothers them. Phrases: immune system, immune to, become immune.

### Examples

- After having chickenpox, most people are immune to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x1)
- Your immune system fights germs that get into your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x2)
- Vaccines help people become immune to some diseases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x3)
- Eating well and sleeping well help keep your immune system strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x4)
- The teacher seemed immune to our excuses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x5)
- Some bacteria have become immune to certain medicines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immune/#x6)

### Note

Usually «immune to» something (an illness or effect). Noun: immunity. Verb: immunise / immunize (to give a vaccine). Not every illness gives immunity; being immune is not the same as never being ill.

## On Mova

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