Collocations for "health"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "health" in context.
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health
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- for your [personal, physical, sexual, emotional, mental] health
- your [personal] health is important
- for your [improved, bettered] health
- is in [poor, fragile, good, fine, stable] health
- [his, the patient's] health [is improving, has declined]
- for your own health (and safety)
- not [good, beneficial] for your health
- [want, am trying] to improve my health
- the health of the [community, environment, economy]
- for the health of others
- for the [benefit, good] of the public health
- the health of your [family, relationships, body, children, computer]
- a [toast, drink] to your health!
- health and [beauty, wellness, happiness]
- health-food [stores, sections, websites]
- a health [committee, service, resort, spa]
'health' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ministry
- abuse
- access
- accordance
- activity
- administration
- adverse
- advice
- advisory
- affect
- affordable
- after
- ailing
- anxious
- apparently
- application
- assessment
- association
- attentive
- awareness
- bad
- beauty
- before
- beverage
- bone
- care
- center
- certificate
- certification
- champion
- charter
- comprehensive
- concern
- concerning
- conducive
- conscientious
- coverage
- curse
- dangerous
- decline
- detrimental
- disturbing
- doctor
- domain
- drink
- ease
- effect
- emphasis
- enjoy
- enjoyment