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# healthier

«healthier» in Mova's school dictionary: **More healthy: in better health, or better for your health…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective, comparative (healthy, healthier, healthiest)

### meaning for a pupil

More healthy: in better health, or better for your health than something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons: comparing choices — water is healthier than fizzy drinks; walking is healthier than sitting all day; fruit is a healthier snack than sweets. Phrases: «healthier choice», «healthier option», «a healthier lifestyle», «healthier than».

### examples

- Water is healthier than fizzy drinks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x1)
- An apple is a healthier snack than crisps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x2)
- Grandma has been healthier since she started walking every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x3)
- Let's choose a healthier lunch today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x4)
- Plants grow healthier in good soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x5)
- Is brown bread healthier than white bread? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/healthier/#x6)

### note

Comparative of healthy: y → i + er (healthy, healthier, healthiest); not «more healthy» (though people sometimes say it). Use «than» after it: healthier than. Healthier does not mean perfect; it compares two things.

### In the corpora

- [Never comment on someone's weight; you don't know if they are ill, grieving or just healthier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/18/)
- [Children today are healthier and live longer than in the past, but face new worries like climate change and life online.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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