doctor
part of speech
noun (doctor, doctors; Dr); verb (doctor, doctors, doctored — change something dishonestly)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better. tree →
2) A person with the highest university degree (Dr). tree →
3) As a verb, to change something in a sneaky way: "doctored photos". tree →
sense in the lessons
In health: visit the doctor for check-ups or when ill; doctors check your body, give advice and medicines; only take medicine a doctor or trusted adult gives you. Vets are doctors for animals. Phrases: go to the doctor, see a doctor, family doctor, GP (British), doctor's appointment.
examples
- I went to the doctor because I had a fever. tree →
- The doctor listened to my heart. tree →
- She wants to be a doctor. tree →
- Take only the medicine the doctor gave you. tree →
- A vet is a doctor for animals. tree →
- Dr Smith is our family doctor. tree →
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away. tree →
- That photo has been doctored. tree →
- "We've cured her," say the doctors. tree →
note
Short form "Dr" (or "Dr." in America) before a name. Doctors can be men or women. A "GP" in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand is a family doctor.
In the corpora
- A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.
- Midwives and doctors check on mum and baby all the way through.
- When grown-ups are ill, they usually see the GP, the family doctor at the local surgery.
- Doctors have more patients than time, so getting an appointment can mean ringing early or waiting weeks.
- Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «doctor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.