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# yogi

noun (a yogi, yogis)

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

## Everyday

1. A yogi is a person who practises yoga a lot, especially as a teacher or a religious or spiritual person in Hinduism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#m1)
2. (informal) A yogi is someone who loves doing yoga. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#m2)
3. Yogi Bear is a cartoon bear, and Yogi Berra was a famous American baseball player (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in lessons on religions of India and on health and exercise.

### Examples

- The yogi sat cross-legged and meditated for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x1)
- In India, some yogis live simple lives in the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x2)
- My aunt is a real yogi; she does yoga every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x3)
- The yogi taught us how to breathe slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x4)
- Yogi Bear loves stealing picnic baskets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x5)
- The yogi could hold the pose for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/#x6)

### Note

From Sanskrit. Pronounced YOH-gee. Plural «yogis». A woman yogi is sometimes called a «yogini».

## On Mova

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