pharmacy
gb/fˈɑɹməsi/ us/fˈɑɹməsi/
A2
English
~ 2800
gyógyszertár, patika, gyógyszerészet
NOUN
A2
1
gyógyszertár
A2
patika
A2
Usage pattern:
to go to [a pharmacy]
I need to stop by the pharmacy to pick up my prescription.
Be kell ugranom a gyógyszertárba, hogy kiváltsam a receptemet.
There’s a 24-hour pharmacy near the hospital.
Van egy éjjel-nappali gyógyszertár a kórház közelében.
She works at a small community pharmacy downtown.
Many people now use an online pharmacy for convenience.
The pharmacy was out of the medication I needed.
Learner examples
I go to the pharmacy to get my pills.
A gyógyszertárba megyek, hogy megvegyem a tablettáimat.
The pharmacy is next to the bank.
A gyógyszertár a bank mellett van.
My father works in a pharmacy.
I buy vitamins from the pharmacy.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'pharmacy' (the place) with 'pharmacist' (the person who works there).
Meaning
Store selling medicines
Collocations
local pharmacy
|online pharmacy
|community pharmacy
|chain pharmacy
|pharmacy counter
Synonyms
drugstore (Common in American English; often also sells general goods.)
|
chemist (Used in British English for a store that sells medicines.)
Themes
health
|shopping
|daily life
|daily_life
Definition
A store where you can buy medicine and health products.
A shop or section of a store where prescription and non-prescription medicines, as well as health-related products, are sold.
NOUN
B1
2
She decided to study pharmacy at university.
Úgy döntött, hogy gyógyszerészetet tanul az egyetemen.
Pharmacy has advanced greatly with modern technology.
A gyógyszerészet sokat fejlődött a modern technológiának köszönhetően.
He has a degree in pharmacy and works at a hospital.
Pharmacy requires knowledge of chemistry and biology.
Learner examples
I want to study pharmacy.
Gyógyszerészetet szeretnék tanulni.
My sister works in pharmacy.
A nővérem a gyógyszerészet területén dolgozik.
Pharmacy is about making medicine.
Common mistake:
Sometimes confused with 'pharmaceuticals' (the drugs themselves).
Meaning
Science of preparing medicines
Collocations
study pharmacy
|pharmacy degree
|pharmacy school
|pharmacy profession
Synonyms
pharmaceutics (More technical term used in academic contexts for the science of drug formulation.)
Themes
health
|science
Definition
The study or work of making and giving medicine.
The science or profession concerned with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medicinal drugs.
Grammar
Dictionary form
pharmacy
IPA
GB/fˈɑɹməsi/
US/fˈɑɹməsi/
Syllables & stress
phar - macy (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (phar)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: pharmacy
- Plural: pharmacies, pharmacy
Word family
Forms
pharmacies
noun
Core family
pharmacist
noun B1
pharmaceutical
adjective C1
Related words
pharmacology
noun C1
pharmacologist
noun
Expressions
pharmacy counter
1/fˈɑɹməsi kˈaʊntɚ/
fixed phrase
Counter for selling medicine
The place in a store where you get medicine or give a prescription.
Examples
- You can drop off your prescription at the pharmacy counter.
- Please wait for your name to be called at the pharmacy counter.
pharmacy school
1/fˈɑɹməsi skˈul/
fixed phrase
School for pharmacist training
A school where people learn how to be pharmacists.
Examples
- He applied to three different pharmacy schools.
- Pharmacy school usually takes four years to complete.
pharmacy technician
1/fˈɑɹməsi tɛknˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Person assisting pharmacists
A person who helps a pharmacist prepare and give medicine to people.
Examples
- The pharmacy technician prepared the prescription for the pharmacist to check.
- She is training to become a pharmacy technician.