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Healthy ˈhelθi Eating Exercising Regularly Feeling Good Health

Word healthy
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈhelθi / NAmE / ˈhelθi /
Example
  • a healthy child/animal/tree
  • keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
  • i’m not feeling very well.
  • is he well enough to travel?
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healthy

(adjective)BrE / ˈhelθi / NAmE / ˈhelθi /
  1. having good health and not likely to become ill/sick
    • opposite unhealthy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unhealthy
    • a healthy child/animal/tree
    • Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
    • I’m not feeling very well.
    • Is he well enough to travel?
    • Are you feeling all right?
    • She says she’s OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
    • ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
    • Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
    • After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
    • I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
  2. good for your health
    • opposite unhealthy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unhealthy
    • a healthy diet/climate/lifestyle
  3. showing that you are in good health
    • to have a healthy appetite
    • a shampoo that keeps hair looking healthy
  4. normal and sensible
    • opposite unhealthy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unhealthy
    • The child showed a healthy curiosity.
    • She has a healthy respect for her rival's talents.
    • It's not healthy the way she clings to the past.
  5. successful and working well
    • a healthy economy
    • Your car doesn't sound very healthy.
  6. large and showing success
    • a healthy bank balance
    • a healthy profit

    Extra Examples

    • Her good diet had kept her healthy.
    • She looked pale, but otherwise healthy.
    • The economy is extremely healthy at the moment.
    • The rare disorder strikes apparently healthy boys between the ages of five and twelve.
    • Their lifestyle is quite healthy.
    • We have a very healthy diet.
    • Working in the open air has made him very healthy.
    • You look disgustingly healthy! How do you manage it?
    • a new diet which is considered much healthier than previous ones
    • He says he’s ill, but he looks perfectly healthy to me.
    • Here are ten tips for a healthy heart.
    • I feel much healthier since I gave up smoking.
    • Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
    • Many people today are adopting a healthy lifestyle.
    • More public awareness of healthy eating has made us think more about our diet.
    • She gave birth to a healthy boy.
    • The condition can affect otherwise healthy adults.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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