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covid

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate covid Archaic Informal

n. a serious illness caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person. It can cause a cough, fever, and breathing problems.

n. an acute respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Often used as a shorthand for the disease itself or the broader pandemic period.


SIMPLE

He stayed home because he had covid.

CONTEXTUAL

Many businesses changed their remote work policies after the first wave of covid hit the city.

COMPLEX

Public health officials monitored the wastewater data to predict whether a new variant of covid would cause a significant spike in hospital admissions during the winter months.

Usage

Frequently used without an article; often functions as a noun adjunct in phrases like 'covid test' or 'covid symptoms'.

Pitfall

the covidcovidLearners often add 'the' before the name of the disease, but it is typically used as an uncountable noun without an article.

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