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# flu

«flu» in Mova's school dictionary: **An illness caused by a virus that gives you a high…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (flu, the flu — uncountable; short for influenza)

### meaning for a pupil

An illness caused by a virus that gives you a high temperature, aches, a cough, a sore throat and makes you feel very tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons, flu spreads through coughs, sneezes and dirty hands, so we catch coughs in a tissue or elbow and wash our hands. Many people get a flu vaccine every year. Flu is worse than a common cold. Phrases: have the flu, catch the flu, flu jab, flu shot, flu season, stomach flu.

### examples

- I stayed home because I had the flu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x1)
- Catch your sneeze to stop flu spreading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x2)
- I had my flu shot at the doctor's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x3)
- Flu season is in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x4)
- You feel very tired and achy with flu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x5)
- Wash your hands to keep flu away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: "have flu" or "have the flu", not "a flu". It is short for "influenza". Myth: antibiotics do not cure flu, because flu is a virus. Don't confuse "flu" with "flew" (past of fly) or "flue" (a chimney pipe); they sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [The flu jab is free for the over-sixty-fives because flu is much more dangerous for older people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/19/)
- [Colds, flu and cold sores spread through spit, so everyone uses their own cup or bottle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/9/)
- [You use your own cup or bottle, because colds, flu and cold sores spread through spit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/209-sharing-sleep-and-safe-food/5/)
- [When Mia has flu, her grandma's old cat doesn't leave her bed for three days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/460-the-pet-that-loves-you-most/24/)
- [Flu comes on suddenly with high fever, aching muscles, headache, shivers and great tiredness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/7-colds-and-flu/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «flu» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.