noun [U]
1 the condition of a person's body or mind:
Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. * to be in poor / good / excellent / the best of health * Smoking can seriously damage your health. * mental health * She was forced to resign because of ill health. * Your (very) good health! (= said before drinking alcohol to express good wishes for sb's health and happiness)
2 the state of being physically and mentally healthy:
He was nursed back to health by his wife. * She was glowing with health and clearly enjoying life. * As long as you have your health, nothing else matters.
3 the work of providing medical services:
All parties are promising to increase spending on health. * the Health Minister * the Department of Health * health insurance * health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work)
4 how successful sth is:
the health of your marriage / finances
IDIOMS see CLEANadj., DRINKv., PROPOSE, RUDE
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for health is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does health appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — health appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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