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health

[ helth ]

noun

  1. the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:

    good health;

    poor health.

  2. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment:

    to have one's health;

    to lose one's health.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., especially as a toast:

    We drank a health to our guest of honor.

  4. vigor; vitality:

    economic health.



health

/ ɛθ /

noun

  1. the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease
  2. the general condition of body and mind

    in poor health

  3. the condition of any unit, society, etc

    the economic health of a nation

  4. a toast to a person, wishing him or her good health, happiness, etc
  5. modifier of or relating to food or other goods reputed to be beneficial to the health

    health food

    a health store

  6. modifier of or relating to health, esp to the administration of health

    a health committee

    health service

    health resort

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation wishing someone good health as part of a toast (in the phrases your health, good health, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𲹱ٳw adjective adverb
  • ܲ·𲹱ٳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of health1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English helthe, Old English ǣٳ; hale 1, whole, -th 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of health1

Old English ǣٳ; related to hale 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see clean bill of health .
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Example Sentences

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From hospitals and care homes to food and water supplies, this could leave the UK vulnerable to serious economic and health impacts in the decades ahead, the CCC warns.

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Same-day mental health support without the need for a referral is the aim of a new strategy after calls to an urgent hotline doubled in a year.

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A 29-year-old doctor from Bristol has had her eyesight saved after a "game-changing" test identified a mystery infection that had plagued her health for five years.

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As a result, libraries, nonurgent health clinics and parks are closed.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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