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# doctor

noun (doctor, doctors; Dr); verb (doctor, doctors, doctored — change something dishonestly)

«doctor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#m1)
2. A person with the highest university degree (Dr). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#m2)
3. As a verb, to change something in a sneaky way: "doctored photos". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health: visit the doctor for check-ups or when ill; doctors check your body, give advice and medicines; only take medicine a doctor or trusted adult gives you. Vets are doctors for animals. Phrases: go to the doctor, see a doctor, family doctor, GP (British), doctor's appointment.

### Examples

- I went to the doctor because I had a fever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x1)
- The doctor listened to my heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x2)
- She wants to be a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x3)
- Take only the medicine the doctor gave you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x4)
- A vet is a doctor for animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x5)
- Dr Smith is our family doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x6)
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x7)
- That photo has been doctored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x8)
- "We've cured her," say the doctors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/#x9)

### Note

Short form "Dr" (or "Dr." in America) before a name. Doctors can be men or women. A "GP" in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand is a family doctor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doctor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doctor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doctor.html) on Mova free.