Health / A2

HYJ-een/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/

Hygiene is keeping clean to stay healthy: good hygiene, personal hygiene, food hygiene. Clean is the adjective; hygiene is the practice. Germs are what hygiene fights. Health is the wider result. Hygiene is uncountable. Wash hands, cover coughs, and keep kitchens clean are basic hygiene rules.

Meaning

The practice of keeping yourself and things clean so you stay healthy.

Examples

• “Good hygiene means washing your hands before meals.”
• “The handbook has a page on food hygiene in the hostel kitchen.”
• “Good hygiene helps when flu is going round the school.”

Good to know

good / personal / food hygiene (uncountable). Adjective: clean. Related: germs, health.

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