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noun | verb doctordoctor1, Doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] (written abbreviation Dr.) ETYMOLOGYdoctor1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French doctour, from Latin doctor teacher verbs► go to the doctor I’d been having bad headaches so I went to the doctor. ► see a doctor (also visit a doctor) (=go to the doctor) Have you seen a doctor about it yet? ► ask a doctor (also consult a doctor formal) If you have any of these symptoms, you should consult a doctor. ► check with your doctor (=ask your doctor) If the cough does not go away, check with your doctor. ► call/get a doctor (=telephone one, especially to ask them to come to you) His mother was very worried and called the doctor. ► a doctor examines somebody The doctor examined her and said she had a chest infection. ► a doctor treats somebody/something Doctors treated the injuries of the crash victims. ► a doctor prescribes something (=writes an order for medicine for someone) My doctor prescribed an antibiotic to fight the infection. ► a doctor orders something (=asks for something to be done) The doctor ordered an MRI scan. ► a doctor recommends/advises something The doctor recommended rest. doctor + nouns► a doctor’s office (=the place where a doctor sees patients) The baby was crying all night, so I called the doctor’s office. ► doctor’s appointment (=a scheduled time to see a doctor) I have a doctor’s appointment at 4:30 tomorrow. ► doctor visit (=an occasion when a patient goes to the doctor) You have to pay $20 for each doctor visit. ► doctor’s orders The patient must follow the doctor’s orders after surgery. adjectives/nouns + doctor► a family doctor (=who treats all the members of a family) Our family doctor will give us our flu shots. ► primary-care doctor (also primary doctor informal) (=the main doctor you see regularly) His primary-care doctor recommended that he see a specialist for his back pain. 1 someone whose job is to treat people who are sick, or the title of such a person: He trained as a doctor. Good afternoon, Doctor Singh. I have to go to the doctor to ask for more medication. See a doctor if the fever lasts more than three days. Don’t forget you have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon.2someone who has a doctorate, or the title of such a person: a Doctor of Law [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French doctour, from Latin doctor teacher]COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to the doctor I’d been having bad headaches so I went to the doctor.see a doctor (also visit a doctor) (=go to the doctor) Have you seen a doctor about it yet?ask a doctor (also consult a doctor formal) If you have any of these symptoms, you should consult a doctor.check with your doctor (=ask your doctor) If the cough does not go away, check with your doctor.call/get a doctor (=telephone one, especially to ask them to come to you) His mother was very worried and called the doctor.a doctor examines somebody The doctor examined her and said she had a chest infection.a doctor treats somebody/something Doctors treated the injuries of the crash victims.a doctor prescribes something (=writes an order for medicine for someone) My doctor prescribed an antibiotic to fight the infection.a doctor orders something (=asks for something to be done) The doctor ordered an MRI scan.a doctor recommends/advises something The doctor recommended rest.doctor + nounsa doctor’s office (=the place where a doctor sees patients) The baby was crying all night, so I called the doctor’s office.doctor’s appointment (=a scheduled time to see a doctor) I have a doctor’s appointment at 4:30 tomorrow.doctor visit (=an occasion when a patient goes to the doctor) You have to pay $20 for each doctor visit.doctor’s orders The patient must follow the doctor’s orders after surgery.adjectives/nouns + doctora family doctor (=who treats all the members of a family) Our family doctor will give us our flu shots.primary-care doctor (also primary doctor informal) (=the main doctor you see regularly) His primary-care doctor recommended that he see a specialist for his back pain. noun | verb doctordoctor2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEdoctor |
Present | I, you, we, they | doctor | | he, she, it | doctors | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | doctored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have doctored | | he, she, it | has doctored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had doctored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will doctor | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have doctored |
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Present | I | am doctoring | | he, she, it | is doctoring | | you, we, they | are doctoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was doctoring | | you, we, they | were doctoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been doctoring | | he, she, it | has been doctoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been doctoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be doctoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been doctoring |
1to change something, especially in a way that is not honest: Photographs can easily be doctored.2to add a substance, especially a drug or poison, to food or drink SYN spike: Paul suspected that his drink had been doctored.3to give medical treatment to someone or something: Gina gently doctored Clint’s injured hand. |