stay healthy

Meaning

To maintain good physical and mental well-being by eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep. It is often used when talking about long-term lifestyle habits or avoiding illness.

Examples

• I try to eat lots of fresh vegetables to stay healthy during the winter.

  I try to eat lots of fresh vegetables to stay healthy during the winter.

• Getting eight hours of sleep is one of the best ways to stay healthy.

  Getting eight hours of sleep is one of the best ways to stay healthy.

• My grandmother does yoga every morning to stay healthy and active.

  My grandmother does yoga every morning to stay healthy and active.

• It can be difficult to stay healthy when you have a busy work schedule.

  It can be difficult to stay healthy when you have a busy work schedule.

• Drink plenty of water if you want to stay healthy and hydrated.

  Drink plenty of water if you want to stay healthy and hydrated.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I eat vegetables for staying healthy.

  ✓ I eat vegetables to stay healthy.

  To express purpose in English, use the infinitive with 'to' ('to stay') rather than the preposition 'for' followed by a gerund.

• ✗ He wants to stay health.

  ✓ He wants to stay healthy.

  'Health' is a noun. You must use the adjective 'healthy' after the linking verb 'stay' to describe a state of being.

Related Expressions

Practice

• You need to eat fruit and sleep well to ___.

  💡 This means to maintain your physical well-being.

  Show answer

  stay healthy

• It's hard to ___ when everyone in the office has a cold.

  💡 This refers to avoiding getting sick.

  Show answer

  stay healthy