Beginner 📚 Vocabulary · #358 of 1319

hospital (n.)

a building for treating the ill

Examples

  • He is in hospital.

Key rules

  • A hospital is a building for treating sick or injured people
  • Go to hospital (no article for patients), be in hospital
  • Hospital is countable

Use cases

  • Describing illness
  • Emergency care
  • Medical careers
💡 Tip: In British English, be in hospital means be a patient; the hospital is the building.
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