doctor
To act as a medical doctor toTo act as a medical doctor to.
» The doctor gave it to her.
Der Arzt hat ihr das gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Die Ärztin hat ihr das gegeben. — wolfgangth
Доктор дал ей это. — fjay69
Лікар дав його їй. — deniko
Лікар дав її їй. — deniko
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8 senses(transitive)To act as a medical doctor to.
Her children doctored her back to health.
verarzten
лечи́тьlečítʹ, врачева́тьvračevátʹ
give medical treatment to
(humorous, intransitive)To act as a medical doctor.
(transitive)To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
(transitive)To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.
фальсифици́роватьfalʹsificírovatʹ, сфальсифици́роватьsfalʹsificírovatʹ, подде́лыватьpoddélyvatʹ
(transitive)To genetically alter an extant species.
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
(figuratively, transitive)To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
(transitive)To adulterate, drug, or poison (drink).
(intransitive, obsolete)To take medicine.
Examples
3991 sentencesThe doctor gave it to her.
Лікар дав його їй. — deniko
ruДоктор дал ей это. — fjay69
deDer Arzt hat ihr das gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think he is a doctor.
Я думаю, що він лікар. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, что он доктор. — Lenin_1917
deIch denke, er ist Arzt. — Manfredo
Did he look like a doctor?
Він був схожий на лікаря? — deniko
ruОн был похож на доктора? — afyodor
deSah er wie ein Arzt aus? — Tamy
I decided to be a doctor.
Я вирішив стати лікарем. — deniko
ruЯ решил стать врачом. — ae5s
deIch beschloss, Arzt zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He will make a good doctor.
Він буде гарним доктором. — ascolto
ruОн будет хорошим врачом. — marafon
deAus ihm wird einmal ein guter Arzt. — wolfgangth
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-NormFrom Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to teach”). Displaced native Middle English lerare (“doctor, teacher”) (from Middle English leren (“to teach, instruct”) from Old English lǣran, lēran (“to teach, instruct, guide”), compare Old English lārēow (“teacher, master”)). Displaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor, physician”).
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Forms
doctors, doctoring, doctored, doctoredSynonyms
9 synonyms- alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive:sophisticatedoctor up
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken:repairmendfixbushelfurbish uprestoretouch on
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- be a doctor
- become a doctor
- see a doctor
- the doctor told
- the doctor said
- doctor told
- doctor advised
- call a doctor
- doctor said said
- the doctor advised
- my doctor told
- a doctor's appointment
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.