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# multivitamin

noun (a multivitamin, multivitamins); adjective (multivitamin)

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

## Everyday

1. A multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#m1)
2. It is taken to help people get vitamins they might not get enough of from food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons about food, nutrients and a balanced diet. Doctors say most vitamins should come from healthy food; supplements are an extra. Phrases: «take a multivitamin», «children's multivitamin».

### Examples

- I take a multivitamin with breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x1)
- Multivitamins come as tablets, gummies or drops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x2)
- A multivitamin has vitamins A, C, D and more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x3)
- Eating fruit and vegetables is better than relying on multivitamins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x4)
- Don't eat multivitamin gummies like sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x5)
- Mum checked the label to see the right dose of multivitamin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x6)
- Some multivitamins also contain iron. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x7)
- The doctor said I could take a children's multivitamin in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multivitamin/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Multi + vitamin: «multi» means many. Safety: vitamins and iron can be harmful if a child eats too many, so only take them as an adult says. Myth: multivitamins do not replace healthy eating.

## On Mova

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