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doctor

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈdɑktɝ// UK //dˈɒktɐ// doc·tor Archaic General-service Humorous Slang

n. a person who is trained to treat people who are ill or injured. You visit this person when you feel sick or need a check-up.

n. a person qualified to practise medicine, especially one who has graduated from a medical school. Often used as a title before a surname.


SIMPLE

The doctor gives me some medicine for my cough.

CONTEXTUAL

If your fever does not go down by tomorrow morning, you should call the doctor for advice.

COMPLEX

After years of rigorous clinical training and residency, she finally achieved her goal of becoming a paediatric doctor at the city's largest teaching hospital.

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Often used as a title (Doctor Smith) or as a form of address without a name.

Pitfall

I go to the doctor for check my healthI go to the doctor to check my healthLearners often use 'for' instead of the infinitive 'to' when expressing the purpose of a visit.

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