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# symptom

noun (a symptom, symptoms)

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

## Everyday

1. A sign of an illness that a person feels or notices, like a fever, cough or headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#m1)
2. A sign that something bad exists: Litter is a symptom of a careless town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons symptoms help doctors find out what illness you have: a high temperature, rash, sore throat. In safety and first aid you learn the symptoms of sunstroke, allergies or a cold. In news, a «symptom» of a problem is a sign of it.

### Examples

- A runny nose is a symptom of a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x1)
- Tell the doctor about all your symptoms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x2)
- Fever and a rash are symptoms of chickenpox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x3)
- His symptoms got better after a day in bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x4)
- If you have symptoms of an allergy, tell an adult straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x5)
- Long queues are a symptom of too few staff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symptom/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: symp-tom (silent p is said lightly). A symptom is what you feel; a sign is what a doctor sees or measures. Adjective: symptomatic.

## On Mova

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