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hospitalized

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhɑspɪtəˌɫaɪzd// hos·pi·tal·ized

adj. admitted to a hospital for medical treatment. You use this to describe someone who is staying in a hospital because they are sick or injured.

adj. placed in a hospital for medical care or observation. Often functions as a participial adjective describing a patient's status; frequently follows linking verbs such as 'be' or 'remain'.


SIMPLE

He was hospitalized for two weeks after the accident.

CONTEXTUAL

The elderly patient was hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia that required intravenous antibiotics.

COMPLEX

Although the initial symptoms appeared minor, the athlete was eventually hospitalized to undergo a series of diagnostic tests to rule out internal bleeding.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically follows a linking verb (predicative use) or appears as a past participle in passive constructions.

Pitfall

He was hospitalized in the clinicHe was hospitalized at the clinicWhile 'in the hospital' is a set phrase, when naming a specific facility, 'at' is often the preferred preposition for the location of treatment.

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