doctor
gb/dˈɑktɚ/ us/dˈɑktɚ/
A1
انگریزی
~ 800
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A1
entity
1
A person trained in medicine
A person who helps sick or hurt people get better.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is a doctor
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'doctor' with 'nurse' or 'surgeon'; remember that 'doctor' is a general term for a medical professional, while others are specific roles.
ہم معنی الفاظ
physician (More formal term, especially in American English, often used in professional or official contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
patient (The opposite role in a medical context — the one receiving care rather than giving it.)
لفظی تراکیب
family doctor
|see a doctor
|doctor's appointment
|consult a doctor
|doctor's office
موضوعات
health
|professions
|daily life
|work
مثالیں
- She made an appointment with her doctor to discuss her symptoms.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics for his infection.
- Doctors must complete many years of training before they can practice.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I went to the doctor because I was sick.
- The doctor gave me some medicine.
- My sister is a doctor at the hospital.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Person with a doctoral degree
A person who has the highest level of university degree in a subject.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is a doctor of [subject]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with a medical doctor; check the context to know if it refers to medicine or academic achievement.
ہم معنی الفاظ
PhD holder (Specifically refers to someone who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree.)
لفظی تراکیب
Doctor of Philosophy
|Doctor of Law
|Doctor of Education
موضوعات
education
|professions
|work
مثالیں
- Dr. Chen is a doctor of physics and teaches at the university.
- After years of research, she finally became a doctor in anthropology.
- Not all doctors work in hospitals; some are scientists.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My uncle is a doctor of history.
- She is a doctor and teaches at the university.
- He became a doctor after many years of study.
فعل
B2
action
3
To alter something dishonestly
To change something to make it false or unfair.
استعمال کا انداز:
to doctor [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners might confuse this with 'treat medically'; note that as a verb in this sense, it means to change dishonestly, not to give medical care.
ہم معنی الفاظ
falsify (More formal; commonly used in legal and official contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
authenticate (To prove something is genuine, the opposite of altering it dishonestly.)
لفظی تراکیب
doctor the evidence
|doctor the figures
|doctor the report
موضوعات
crime
|business
|law
مثالیں
- The company was fined for doctoring its financial records.
- He doctored the photos to make them look more dramatic.
- She was accused of doctoring the evidence before the trial.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He doctored the photo to make it look better.
- The man doctored the numbers on the paper.
- They doctored the report to hide the problem.
فعل
B2
action
4
To give medical treatment to someone
To help someone get better from illness or injury by giving medical care.
استعمال کا انداز:
to doctor [someone/something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes think 'doctor' as a verb is common in everyday speech for giving medical care; in fact, it's less common than 'treat' or 'care for'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
treat (General term for providing care; can be used in non-medical contexts as well.)
لفظی تراکیب
doctor the wound
|doctored back to health
موضوعات
health
|work
مثالیں
- The nurse carefully doctored his injuries after the accident.
- They doctored the wounded soldier on the battlefield.
- She doctored the cut before bandaging it.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The nurse doctored my arm after I fell.
- He doctored the dog after it was hurt.
- She doctored my hand when I cut it.
گرامر
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doctor
IPA
GB/dˈɑktɚ/
US/dˈɑktɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
doc - tor (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (doc)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: doctor
- Plural: doctors
Verb
- Base: doctor
- 3rd Person Singular: doctors
- Present Participle: doctoring
- Past: doctored
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
see a doctor
1/sˈi ə dˈɑktɚ/
fixed phrase
Visit a medical professional
To go to a medical professional for help when you are sick or hurt.
مثالیں
- If your cough lasts more than a week, you should see a doctor.
- She saw a doctor about her back pain yesterday.
spin doctor
1/spˈɪn dˈɑktɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
Person who manages public image by manipulating information
Someone whose job is to make news or events seem good for a person or group, especially in politics.
مثالیں
- The politician hired a spin doctor to handle press questions.
- Spin doctors were busy explaining away the scandal.
the doctor ordered
1/ðə dˈɑktɚ ˈɔɹdɚd/
idiom
informal
Exactly what is needed or wanted
Something that is exactly right for what you need now.
مثالیں
- That vacation was just what the doctor ordered.
- A cold drink was just what the doctor ordered after the long run.