health

health
health
W1S1 [helθ] n [U]
[: Old English; Origin: hAlth, from hal; WHOLE1]
1.) the general condition of your body and how healthy you are
▪ I'm worried about my husband's health.
▪ Smoking can seriously damage your health .
▪ things that can be done to improve the health of older people
▪ I have always enjoyed good health .
▪ Sara had to leave her job due to ill health .
▪ He is 75 and in poor health .
▪ A low-fat diet is better for your health .
▪ The type of vitamin needed depends on the state of health of the individual.
▪ a young man with mental health problems
▪ the health benefits of doing yoga
▪ Air pollution is a serious health hazard .
2.) the work of providing medical services to keep people healthy
▪ The government has promised to spend more on health and education.
▪ health insurance
▪ nurses and other health workers
3.) when you have no illness or disease
▪ Even if you haven't got much money, at least you've got your health.
▪ When we last met, he was glowing with health (=was clearly very healthy) .
4.) how successful something such as a business, an organization, or a country's ↑economy is
▪ The monthly trade figures are seen as an indicator of the health of the economy.
→a clean bill of health at ↑clean1 (13)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
damage your health
improve your health
good/excellent health
poor/ill health
failing health (=when someone is becoming more ill)
be in good/excellent/the best of health
be in poor health
be good/bad for your health
somebody's state of health
mental health
health care
health problem
health benefits (of something)
health risk/hazard (=something that could damage your health)
health warning (=a warning printed on a product that can harm you)
HINT sense 1
Do not say that something is 'good for health' or 'bad for health'. Say that it is good for your health or bad for your health.
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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