hospital

hospital is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ or /ˈhɑs.pɪ.t̬l̩/

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Noun

Singular hospital

Plural hospitals

A room in a hospital

1. A building for sick people, with doctors and nurses.

   Mary had an accident. She will be in hospital for a week.

Related words

• hospitalize/hospitalise
• hospitalization/hospitalisation