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# recreational

adjective (recreational)

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

## Everyday

1. Done for fun, relaxing and enjoyment in your free time, not for work: recreational sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#m1)
2. Used for fun and play: a recreational area, a recreational vehicle (RV). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#m2)
3. (of drugs) Taken for pleasure, not as medicine — still often illegal and harmful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life recreational activities are hobbies and games; parks and leisure centres are recreational areas. In safety and health lessons «recreational drugs» is a term to understand as a warning. Formal word; casual: «for fun».

### Examples

- Swimming is my favourite recreational activity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x1)
- The town built a new recreational ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x2)
- They travelled in a recreational vehicle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x3)
- Recreational fishing is allowed on the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x4)
- Many adults play recreational football at weekends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x5)
- Recreational drugs can seriously harm your health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recreational/#x6)

### Note

Noun: recreation (UK school: «rec», US: «rec room», «recess» is a different word). Not about «re-creating» something, though the word comes from «create anew».

## On Mova

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